The president’s plan, whatever it is, seems to spring from his belief that trade deficits are bad and must be eliminated.

People from the United States already travel abroad and spend more in other countries than the U.S. brings in from foreign ...

Europe was rocked by the recognition it could no longer depend on the US. But it cannot now afford to be thunderstruck by the fact it must defend itself against it in Donald Trump’s trade war. Mr ...

In the same vein, I emphasised that under Trump’s ‘America First’ policy, the world would witness, like with his first, ...

US exports not only reduce deficits, they also bring higher-paying jobs and greater innovation. A tariff-driven trade war ...

When consumers and businesses are feeling down, the effects can ripple through the economy—sometimes.