The U.S. trade deficit remains near a record high — and will be a drag on economic growth
The deficit in February remained much larger than the $135.5 billion trade gap forecast by Wall Street economists polled by ...
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Use tariffs to shrink the trade deficit? Watch out for unintended consequences.
Economists say that if if foreigners buy fewer American goods, then the US federal government needs to spend less, but that's ...
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The upside of the trade deficit: More foreign investment in the U.S.
President Donald Trump has demonized the trade deficit. And he’s argued that tariffs can help boost American exports and ...
US goods trade deficit narrows in February
The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in February amid a rise in exports, which could temper economists' expectations for ...
High-water mark for scary US investment deficit?
One of the scariest numbers in world finance got even more frightening at the end of last year as America's skyrocketing ...
US Merchandise Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly on Higher Exports
The US merchandise-trade deficit narrowed in February for the first time in four months on stronger exports, though high ...
Brazil posts slightly wider-than-expected February budget deficit
Brazil's central government recorded a slightly wider-than-expected primary budget deficit in February, Treasury data showed ...
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‘This is the reality of the situation’: Buffalo faces $50 million budget deficit
Buffalo’s Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon confirmed Thursday that the city's budget deficit is much worse than previously ...
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‘This is not stable:’ Easton Area eyes tax hike as school district faces $7.4M deficit
Between a deficit and shrinking reserves, Easton Area School District may encounter an unstable financial future. The ...
St. Joe’s offers employee buyouts to cope with a deficit
The deficit is the result of the school’s acquisition and integration of two other colleges over the last three years: “Those ...