Trade deficit used to be a number that received a ton of attention in '80s and '90s. Read why it gets very little attention, ...

Through President Donald Trump’s first full 10 months in office, the cumulative U.S. trade deficit in goods and services was down 3.9% from the same period in 2024. His claim that he has “slashed our ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The U.S. trade deficit widened in December, capping a turbulent year of erratic tariff policy. The goods and services trade gap expanded ...

This chart compares the U.S. merchandise trade balance by industry/commodity sectors in 2019 and 2024 (in billion U.S.

Two new pieces of economic data, one released Thursday and one released Friday, blew another hole in President Donald Trump’s triumphant narrative about the effects of his tariffs. The figures ...

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit hit a record $1.2 trillion last year, despite President Donald Trump’s promise to eliminate it by imposing the highest tariffs in eight decades on foreign-made ...

A recent surge of A.I.-related imports has become an impediment to the smaller trade deficit President Trump wants. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade and reported from Washington.

The Trump administration’s recently released 2026 Trade Policy Agenda declares that “America is back.” It argues that tariffs, “reciprocal” trade deals and sector-specific interventions are rebuilding ...

The Broken Promise of the Panama Papers, Ten Years On Audio By Carbonatix Talk about bad timing. On Wednesday, President Trump boasted on social media that the U.S. trade deficit had been reduced by ...

As he announced a broad set of new tariffs targeting imports from around the world, President Donald Trump declared his intention to reduce America's trade deficit. "Chronic trade deficits are no ...