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 ...
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What it means to have a high trade deficit — and why it's not always a bad thing
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with economist Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute about trade deficits and the role they play in international trade.
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Trade deficits are a distraction — focus instead on the debt
foreign borrowing and trade deficits are not well understood by politicians or the popular press. Nonetheless, these links are important because they mean that trade policies alone cannot overcome ...
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Trump’s nemesis, the US trade deficit, hit record high in 2024
meaning they rise in value against other currencies, fueling imports and curtailing exports, he added. In addition, even though the goods trade deficit now is regularly above $1 trillion ...
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What it means to have a high trade deficit — and why it's not always a bad thing
I mean, there may be cases where we feel that ... It doesn't sound that way to me. RASCOE: So does a trade deficit serve as a good measure of a country's economic strength or weakness when it ...