China, Trump

US Economy Data Shows Why Trump Is Going After China Trade Deficit
China does not seek trade surpluses, a top official told the World Economic Forum Tuesday as the next round of U.S. tariffs looms.
Trump Tariffs Will Not Tame China’s Trade Surplus
Correcting the major imbalances in the global economy will require collaborative international action. If he wants results, Trump will need to rein in his penchant to go it alone.
Trump upended trade once, aims to do so again with new tariffs
Trump's biggest first-term trade impact was to shatter decades of political consensus favoring ever-lower trade barriers.
US Merchandise-Trade Deficit Widened to Record Ahead of Trump
The US merchandise-trade deficit widened in December to a record as the value of imports increased, highlighting a key issue that President Donald Trump aims to rectify in his second term.
U.S. trade deficit in goods hits record high just before Trump took office. It won’t be easy to reduce them.
The U.S. posted a record trade deficit in good in 2024, spotlighting what is likely to be running sore spot under the second administration of President Trump.
U.S. Trade Deficit Soars As Buyers Race To Beat Trump's Tariffs
Trump has promised to enact strict tariffs on major trading partners, and economists said businesses are likely trying to get ahead of any potential effects.
Imports boost US goods trade deficit to record high as tariffs loom
The deterioration in the goods trade deficit reported by the Commerce Department on Wednesday raises the risk of a sharper slowdown in gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter than economists had anticipated.
Record US goods trade deficit seen cutting into fourth-quarter GDP growth
The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to a record high in December, likely as businesses front-loaded imports of industrial ...
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about trade with Canada and Europe in remarks to Davos
President Donald Trump repeated false claims about the US trade relationship with Canada and Europe in virtual Thursday ...
China’s Top 10 Imports Before The Trade War And The Near-Shoring Myth
As President Trump entered his second term, the trade war he started with China and which former President Biden kept in place suggests taming the deficit to ...
China says its economy grew 5 percent last year. It probably didn’t.
Last March, Chinese Premier Li Qiang opened the legislature’s annual meeting by setting an economic growth target for 2024 of ...
Trade Gap Widens to $122.1B; Fed Faces Inflation Risks as Trump Tariff Threats Heat Up
The U.S. trade deficit surged to $122.1B in December. With Trump eyeing new tariffs, markets brace for inflation risks and ...
Why China Buys U.S. Debt With Treasury Bonds
China and many other countries buy U.S. debt through the purchase of Treasury bonds. Here are the factors behind those purchases.
Draft Trump Trade Memo Targets US Trade Deficit, China Purchases of US Exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is ordering federal agencies to "investigate and remedy" persistent U.S.
‘That Would Give Trump Pause’: How to Game Out the Next Trade War
Donald Trump launched a two-year trade war against China during his first term in the White House, and he’s poised to do it ...