From an accountant's perspective, the trade deficit isn't a sign of economic weakness. As with any financial flow, there are two sides to the ledger.

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative purported a summertime scoop: "America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump's leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade ...

(Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday that his trade policy goal was to put the $1.2 trillion ...

From an accountant's perspective, the trade deficit isn't a sign of economic weakness. As with any financial flow, there are two sides to the ledger.

The U.S. trade deficit in goods increased in May amid a decline in exports, but an ebbing inflow of imports likely positions trade to make a big contribution to gross domestic product in the ...

Despite President Trump's tariffs, exports have declined while imports have not changed significantly.

Helped by volatile gold shipments, the May deficit was down from a record in April and continued to reflect fluctuating tariff policy in Canada’s biggest trade partner and neighbor.

The Trump administration and Wall Street are starting to agree on one thing: America’s trade deficits are a problem and the dollar might not stabilize until imports and exports realign. But in ...

The U.S. international trade in goods deficit was higher at $87.6 billion in April, better than the estimate of -$143.0 billion, against $162.3 billion deficit ...

The US trade deficit widened more than expected in May, with both imports and exports declining as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shock waves through the economy and snagged supply chains.

Tariffs can reduce trade deficits, shrink federal budget deficits, enable income tax cuts, boost manufacturing and leverage trading partners to lower barriers to our exports, but too often those ...