Economic growth depends on deregulation, tax cuts and the budget deficit, not on the balance of trade.

The prevailing dislike for imports among America’s political class has an old and bipartisan pedigree. At least since the ...

President Donald Trump's trade agenda has focused on deploying tariffs to address the trade deficit with other countries, ...

RAPID DATA CHECK. For January 2025, merchandise trade deficit widened to $23 Billion with higher deficit driven by weak ...

President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on reciprocal trade and tariffs on Feb. 13, 2025, citing the economic and national security threat posed ...

Trump has repeatedly voiced his grievances against the EU, stating “they don’t take our cars, they don’t take our farm ...

"We have deficits with almost every country – not every country, but almost – and we're going to change it," the president added about America's broader trade deficit. Trump has also announced ...

While Trump wants India to increase defence, oil and gas purchases to lower the trade deficit with the US, he did not provide exemptions for steel and aluminium imports from India. “India ...

President Donald Trump is taking his enthusiasm for tariffs to a new level. In his latest move, he has announced a policy of ...

But do his numbers add up? His argument hinges on a belief that the deficit in trade between the two countries has left the U.S. footing the bill for Canada's economic growth. The amount of "subsidy" ...