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Trump Asserts Trade Payments Problems. The IMF May Want to Sharpen its Pencils.

Dawn Shackleford | Hinrich Foundation | 02/24/2026

The Trump administration’s use of Section 122 to get around the Supreme Court ruling against IEEPA hinges on whether there’s a “large and serious” balance of payments deficit problem in…

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