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How Donald Trump Should have Tackled the US Trade Deficit

Vijay Joshi & David Vines | Centre for Economic Policy Research | 08/19/2025

The US trade deficits will have to be reduced materially to prevent a crisis down the road. This column argues that fiscal consolidation, in association with a weaker dollar, appears…

A Reverse Perspective on Trade and Tariffs

Elisabeth Dellinger | Fisher Investments | 05/15/2025

Trade surplus nations aren’t happier than trade deficit nations. ...

America’s Three Demands

Oren Cass | Understanding America | 03/31/2025

President Donald Trump has declared that this Wednesday, April 2, will be “Liberation...

U.S. Trade Deficits Hit Record Highs In 2021

Robert E. Scott | Economic Policy Institute | 02/15/2022

The U.S. goods trade deficit reached a record $1.09 trillion...

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