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https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/trade-deficit-illiteracy-part-iii/ Trade Deficit Illiteracy, Part III | International Liberty Looking at Part I and Part II, and considering the focus of today’s column, this series should actually be entitled “Trade Deficit Literacy.” That’s because... trade deficitpart iiiinternational libertyilliteracy https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/us-trade-deficit-widens-less-than-forecast-as-tariff-turmoil-persists-2/article US trade deficit widens less than forecast as tariff turmoil persists - Digital Journal Apr 2, 2026 - The US trade deficit widened in February but less than analysts expected, government data showed Thursday, a year since President Donald Trump unleashed trade deficit widenstariff turmoildigital journalusless https://fortune.com/2026/04/22/ai-related-imports-add-200-billion-to-us-trade-deficit/ The AI boom is responsible for 23% of U.S. imports—and an extra $200 billion for the trade deficit... Apr 22, 2026 - A new Fed study finds AI imports grew 73% since 2023—while everything else grew just 3%. ai boom200 billiontrade deficitresponsible23 https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2025/05/why-does-the-u-s-always-run-a-trade-deficit/ Why Does the U.S. Always Run a Trade Deficit? - Liberty Street Economics May 19, 2025 - Persistent shortfalls in domestic savings, requiring funds from abroad to finance domestic investment spending, could be why the U.S. runs a trade deficit. liberty street economicstrade deficitualways https://reason.com/2026/02/19/trump-said-tariffs-would-reduce-the-trade-deficit-instead-it-hit-a-record-high-in-2025/ Trump said tariffs would reduce the trade deficit. It hit a record high in 2025. Feb 19, 2026 - President Trump imposed huge tariffs on imports from all over the world with the goal of reducing America's trade deficit. Instead, it hit a record high in... trump saidtariffs wouldtrade deficitrecord highreduce https://www.factcheck.org/2026/02/trumps-selective-comparison-overstates-trade-deficit-decline/ Trump's Selective Comparison Overstates Trade Deficit Decline - FactCheck.org Feb 3, 2026 - Through President Donald Trump's first full 10 months in office, the cumulative U.S. trade deficit in goods and services was down 3.9% from the same period in... trade deficittrumpselectivecomparisondecline https://www.rfdtv.com/tariff-rollback-refunds-begin-as-usda-targets-the-ag-trade-deficit-reduction Tariff Rollback Refunds Begin As USDA Targets Ag Trade Deficit Reductions - RFD Apr 20, 2026 - Tariff refunds are underway, potentially returning billions to importers, as agriculture groups push for a larger role in trade policy and investigations. refunds begintrade deficittariffrollbackusda https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-credits-tariffs-for-monthly-jobs-employment-growth-smaller-year-over-year-trade-deficit-economy Trump credits tariffs for monthly jobs growth, smaller year-over-year trade deficit trump creditsjobs growthtrade deficittariffsmonthly https://www.factcheck.org/issue/trade-deficit/ trade deficit Archives - FactCheck.org trade deficitarchives factcheck https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/u-s-trade-deficit-dropped-nearly-24-in-august-as-trumps-tariffs-reduce-imports U.S. trade deficit dropped nearly 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports | PBS News In a report delayed for more than seven weeks by the federal government shutdown, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that the the gap between what the... trade deficitnearly 24trump tariffspbs newsdropped https://www.payoneer.com/resources/global-trade/what-is-a-trade-deficit/ What is a Trade Deficit? | Payoneer Mar 6, 2026 - A trade deficit occurs when a country imports more goods and services than it exports, creating a negative trade balance. In contrast, exporting more than is... trade deficitpayoneer https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-trade-deficit-widens Canada trade deficit widens as gold drives record imports | Financial Post trade deficit widensdrives recordfinancial postcanadagold https://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia-s-merchandise-trade-deficit-to-widen-to-10-7-of-gdp-in-2026-2027-adb/ Armenia's merchandise trade deficit to widen to 10.7% of GDP in 2026-2027 – ADB Armenia's merchandise trade deficit will widen to about 10.7% of GDP in 2026 and 2027 amid disruptions in export markets and supply chains, according to the... merchandise trade10 72026 2027armeniadeficit https://www.rt.com/india/638487-indias-trade-deficit-shrinks/ India’s trade deficit shrinks — RT India India’s trade deficit fell to $20.67 billion in March as exports rose and imports declined, though Middle East tensions cloud outlook and supply chains trade deficitrt indiashrinks https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/the-close/2026/04/02/canadas-trade-deficit-widened-to-57-billion/ Canada's trade deficit widened to $5.7 billion – BNN Bloomberg Shelly Kaushik, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss Canada's trade deficit. 5 7 billiontrade deficitbnn bloombergcanadawidened https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca:443/business/2026/04/02/canadas-february-trade-deficit-surges-to-a-six-month-high-on-gold-imports/ StatCan: Canada posts $5.7 billion merchandise trade deficit Apr 2, 2026 - Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $5.7 billion, its largest deficit since August last year as imports hit a record high, boosted by shipments of... 5 7 billionmerchandise tradestatcancanadaposts https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/trade/news/55368333/us-trade-deficit-widens-less-than-forecast-as-tariff-turmoil-persists US Trade Deficit Widens Less Than Forecast as Tariff Turmoil Persists | IndustryWeek February's deficit was slightly less than the $62 billion expected in surveys of economists by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. trade deficit widenstariff turmoiluslessforecast https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jul/24/us-trade-representative/ice-cream-trade-imports-exports-biden-trump/ PolitiFact | Did the US go from an ice cream trade surplus to deficit? Here’s the scoop The Trump administration said the U.S. ice cream trade turned negative under former President Joe Biden. Imports jumped in 2022, but most ice cream here is... us goice creamtrade surpluspolitifactdeficit