Economy News How Trade Oriented Is The U S Economy

Resilient domestic economy gives India space to negotiate U.S. trade deal, sources say

India’s strong domestic economy and a smaller-than-expected hit to exports are giving New Delhi more room to negotiate a trade deal with Washington, which has imposed tariffs as high as 50% on imports ... Read More

Top economist says Trump is weakening the U.S. economy

President Donald Trump is presiding over an economy that looks sturdy on the surface but is increasingly fragile underneath. Growth headlines and stock indexes obscure a mounting pile of structural ... Read More

International Trade, Regulation, and the Global Economy

As tariffs and trade deals make headlines, here’s a perfect puzzle: Why, as tariffs fell and supply chains expanded in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, did many economies fail to see the ... Read More

Trade wars are dying down, but the U.S. economy is still licking its wounds

The trade wars have died down, but they have not disappeared — and that has left a cloud over the U.S. economy that’s unlikely to go away soon. Read More

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows Sharply, Surprises Analysts

The U.S. Balance of Trade showed a significant improvement, with the trade deficit narrowing to $59.6 billion from the previous $78.3 billion. Read More

The U.S. Economy Is Ready To Grow Again—If Washington Lets It

Over the last few years Washington tried to micromanage the economy—and the results speak for themselves. When regulators second-guess business decisions, slow-walk mergers and erect new barriers to ... Read More

Will tariffs slow the U.S. economy in 2026?

The U.S. economy has largely weathered historically high tariffs so far this year, but a new study says tariffs will hit Americans in 2026. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and ... Read More

Canada Reaches for Its Economic Past to Find a Future Less Reliant on the U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked mines and other natural resource projects to the dismay of some Indigenous groups and many environmentalists. Read More

Dallas Fed analysis shows Texas economy is cooling

After years of rampant growth and a strong summer, the Texas economy appears to have cooled this fall, according to a recent analysis by researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. "Tariffs and ... Read More

The U.S. economy could benefit from a green exit - unless the world follows suit, report claims

A Bloomberg Economics study finds the U.S. could gain 1% GDP growth by abandoning green energy if other nations continue renewable pursuits. But if other countries follow the U.S. and pivot away from ... Read More

Just A Pause: Why The U.S.-China Trade Fight Is Set To Continue

The US and China have reached an agreement to cool their latest trade fight. TD Epoch's Kevin Hebner notes that investors should expect tensions to heat up again. Read More