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US trade deficit narrows sharply in August in boost to third-quarter GDP

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in August as businesses imported fewer goods against the backdrop of higher tariffs, a trend that if sustained could be a potential tailwind for ... Read More

Trump defends tariffs, says US has been ‘the king of being screwed’ by trade imbalance

President Donald Trump defended his use of tariffs as a corrective to what he called years of trade imbalance, saying Tuesday that the United States had been "the king of being screwed by tariffs" but ... Read More

TikTok, toy prices and more: What's at stake in US-China trade talks

U.S. and Chinese officials voiced optimism over the weekend about a deal. U.S. and Chinese officials voiced optimism over the weekend following talks aimed at averting steep tariffs set to ratchet up ... Read More

Poll shows 47% of Americans see large US trade deficit as economic emergency

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - About half of Americans view the large U.S. trade deficit with other countries as an economic emergency, according to a poll released on Tuesday, a day before the Supreme ... Read More

China-US Trade Deal Leaves Big Issues Aside

Chinese and US trade negotiators have lined up an array of agreements for Xi Jinping and Donald Trump to formally unveil this week, but none address the core issues of America’s economic conflict with ... Read More

US and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world's two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for ... Read More