U.S. Trade Deficit Hit Record in 2024 as Imports Surged

The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record $1.2 trillion last year, as American consumers snapped up imported products and a strong U.S. dollar weighed on export growth. Data…

Trump Prepares to Take On the US Trade Deficit, a Familiar Nemesis

To President Trump, one economic number represents everything that is wrong with the global economy: America’s trade deficit. That deficit is the total value of what the United States imports…