Trump Trade Deficit

• Under tariff-heavy Trump admin, U.S. trade deficit hits 10-year high

  The U.S. trade deficit surged to a 10-year high in 2018, despite the Trump administration slapping tariffs on a range of imported goods in an effort to shrink the gap.

  Economy

  Mar 6, 2019
  
• Trump understands that U.S. runs trade surplus with Canada: Chrystia Freeland

  Trump says he wants to determine which countries are using abusive trade practices to run export surpluses - and Canada is among those to be examined.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2017
  
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• Donald Trump to sign executive orders aimed at cracking down on trade abuse

  Now his administration appears to be taking a more cautious approach.

  Politics

  Mar 31, 2017
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• Trump mulls changing trade deficit calculations for political leverage: report

  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is mulling changes to how it calculates U.S. trade deficits in a way that would likely help bolster political arguments to renegotiate key trade deals, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

  World

  Feb 19, 2017