President Donald Trump and his administration are racing to get trade deals done ahead of a self-imposed deadline, at which ...

The August 1 deadline gives the countries time to negotiate agreements that could lower the tariffs. Some investors and economists have also noted Trump's pattern of backing off his tariff threats.

Even that balance-of-trade percentage, which has been improving over the last two decades, remains well below the U.S. average. In 2004, when the U.S.-China balance was 15 cents on the dollar, ...

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from ...

Singapore: When US President Donald Trump talks about the need for a “big, beautiful trade deal” because of the nation’s ...

The Balance of Trade is an important economic fundamental. It refers to the relationship between a country’s total monetary value of exports and imports in a given financial year. Because this ...

Robert Lighthizer was America’s trade representative in 2017-21 in the administration of President Donald Trump, and the deputy trade representative in 1983-85 under President Ronald Reagan ...

In February, the overall U.S. trade deficit was $122.7 billion, ... Also referred to as a negative balance of trade, it can be calculated for goods, services, and international transactions.

Balance of trade is a useless measure of economic vitality. Trade deficits are not a measure of lost income or jobs; trade surpluses are not necessarily good things nor signs that a nation is ...

Japan’s balance of trade unexpectedly swung to its first surplus since July 2021, an outcome that should help ease pressure on the economy’s recovery, though risks remain for the growth outlook.

Italy’s latest Balance of Trade figures for March have been released, revealing a significant shortfall compared to expectations. The actual trade balance stood at 3.657 billion euros, falling ...