Will tariffs reduce trade deficits? Experts weigh in
President Donald Trump's trade agenda has focused on deploying tariffs to address the trade deficit with other countries, ...
Do trade deficits matter? How economists think about Trump’s obsession
The U.S. president sees international trade as a zero-sum game. The truth is more complicated, according to economists ...
Why Trump can’t close the trade deficit
The prevailing dislike for imports among America’s political class has an old and bipartisan pedigree. At least since the ...
Trump’s reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy
Since the 1960s, tariffs — or import taxes — have emerged from negotiations between dozens of countries. Trump wants to seize ...
Map Shows Countries Getting Biggest Boost From US Trade
The map below shows which countries hold the U.S. has the largest trade decifits. According to the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, the U.S runs its largest deficit of $295 ...
‘The W.T.O. Is Toast.’ What Happens to Global Trade Now.
President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade ...
Trump’s Tariffs Could Worsen Europe’s Economic Slowdown
The trade threats could reduce exports to the United States and dampen investment in Europe, dealing a blow to growth at a ...