Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest ...

Investing.com-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the country’s trade deficit had contracted sharply due to his trade tariffs, and that the U.S. was set for a trade surplus in 2026– ...

Explore the differences between current and capital accounts and how they affect a nation's net income and asset-liability balance.

If President Trump were truly interested in eliminating the trade deficit, he could easily do so by balancing the federal government’s budget. Earlier this month, we learned that the U.S. trade ...

In February 2025, Japan's trade balance recorded a surplus of JPY 584.5 billion, a shift from the JPY 415.43 billion deficit in February 2024. Despite this positive change, the surplus was below the ...

China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed concerns about global imbalances and fueled an intense debate on their causes and consequences. There ...

Germany’s trade surplus narrowed in June as exports fell more than expected in a new headwind for Europe’s powerhouse. The eurozone’s most important economy, which traditionally has boasted strong ...

When President-elect Donald Trump recently floated the idea of annexing Canada, a key reason he gave was a claim that the United States was “losing $200 billion a year” to its northern neighbor.

Investing.com-- China’s trade balance grew mostly in line with expectations in November, supported chiefly by strong exports as overseas demand for Chinese goods remained strong despite increased ...