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Trump officials delayed farm trade report over deficit forecast
Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked ...
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Fox host gets Trump advisor to admit he can't name one country that agreed to a trade deal
President Donald Trump declared April 2, “Liberation Day” and launched a series of erratic, wildly fluctuating, ...
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Trump Commerce Secretary Unwittingly Points to the Great Depression When Being Grilled Over Trade Deficits
It was the Great Depression. It was a sign of what was going on. It was during the Great Depression,” Dean replied The post ...
April Trade Deficit: What to Expect
Economists forecast the trade deficit, a key preoccupation of President Trump, tumbled to $66.3 billion in April. + It ...
Tariffs will reduce deficits by $2.5 trillion over 10 years: CBO
President Trump’s tariffs will take a major bite out of U.S. deficit levels, reducing them by $2.5 trillion over the next decade and shrinking the size of the U.S. economy, the Congressional ...
Trump administration accused of delaying economic report over inconvenient data
A new report alleges that federal officials delayed the release of economic data because it conflicted with White House narratives. If true, this matters.
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Larry Kudlow Explains Why Trade Deficits Don’t Matter If Trump Grows Economy Like Reagan Did
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow pushed back Friday against the idea that trade deficits are inherently harmful. During an ...
Vought: Estimates that tariffs will reduce deficit ‘major part’ of argument for ‘big, beautiful bill’
President Trump’s budget chief Russell Vought argued that the prediction the tariffs will take a major bite out of U.S.