Donald J. Boudreaux is an economics professor at George Mason University and a senior fellow at the Mercatus Center. Mark J. Perry is a former professor of economics at the University of Michigan at ...
The US trade deficit widened in February by less than forecast as both imports and exports increased. The gap in goods and services trade grew 4.9% from the prior month to $57.3 billion, Commerce ...
Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...
The U.S. trade deficit declined in January, the Commerce Department reported Thursday, continuing a volatile run for America’s trade balance that has seen imports and exports buffeted by rapid changes ...
U.S. international trade in goods and services deficit narrowed by 25.3% to $54.5B from $72.9B (revised from $70.3B) in December, according to data released by the Census Bureau on Thursday. The ...
The budget deficit narrowed in February at a slower pace than the previous month as US tariff revenue started to slow from the peak rate hit late last year. For the five months through February, the ...
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries. But the ...
Talk about bad timing. On Wednesday, President Trump boasted on social media that the U.S. trade deficit had been reduced by 78 percent thanks to his comprehensive tariff regime, a claim apparently ...
The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, and the goods shortfall in 2025 was the highest on record despite President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign manufactured ...
President Trump on Wednesday touted the decline in U.S. trade deficit ahead of official data showing a small reduction in the country’s overall balance of trade. In a Wednesday night post on Truth ...
In April 2025, WSJ looked at how the trade deficit works, how tariffs affect it—and why economists say it isn’t necessarily bad for the economy. Illustration: Madeline Marshall Imports to the U.S.