Trump, tariff and trade deficit
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US President Donald Trump's sharp and blunt moves on immigration, tariffs, Nato and trade are not the source of the chaos but a response to it. The world was witnessing a silent chaos and the US had been at the receiving end amid China's rapid rise.
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Trump’s Numbers, Second Term
At the one-year mark of Trump's second term, we launch our "numbers" series, providing various statistical measures of his presidency thus far.
The monthly trade deficit continued to shrink in October after President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports, the latest data showed.
China posted a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025, despite steep tariffs imposed by President Trump on the country’s goods, new customs data released Wednesday showed. 2025’s trade
President Donald Trump has pledged that his tariffs will bring manufacturing jobs back to America and make America a net exporter again. So far, the exact opposite has happened: Manufacturing jobs have decreased, and the trade in goods deficit has increased.
President Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his second inauguration with a press conference in the White House briefing room, using the occasion to highlight his administration's accomplishments.
As President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package this week to help U.S. farmers hurt by tariffs, he placed responsibility for the U.S. agricultural trade deficit on former President Joe Biden. But in casting blame elsewhere, he is ...
Trump Treasury Secretary Blasts Wall Street Journal’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’ For Opposing Trump On Economy
Scott Bessent blasted the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board as a "bunch of grumpy old men" who can't admit they were "fantastically wrong" about Trump.
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Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts
Trump has argued that his steep new import taxes are necessary to bring back wealth that was 'stolen' from the US. But upending the global supply chain has proven costly for households facing rising prices.