The largest monthly U.S. trade deficit is now with Taiwan, the third country in the last four months to have the dubious distinction that was once the sole province of that poster child of trade ...

For the first time, the largest U.S. trade deficit is with Vietnam, according to my analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. While it is only for data through January, this is yet another sign ...

President Donald Trump’s tariff policies did little to shrink the overall 2025 trade deficit. However, deficits did fall with several major U.S. trading partners including Canada, Japan and South ...

Both tensions and relations between the U.S. and its two neighbors - Canada and Mexico - are a bit cooler at the moment, largely due to trade. This past week, President Trump delayed the ...

The Trump administration’s recently released 2026 Trade Policy Agenda declares that “America is back.” It argues that tariffs, “reciprocal” trade deals and sector-specific interventions are rebuilding ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a trade forecast showing the farm trade gap narrowing significantly during fiscal year (FY) 2026. The forecast shows the agricultural trade ...

The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson has written about international trade ...

A recent surge of A.I.-related imports has become an impediment to the smaller trade deficit President Trump wants. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade and reported from Washington.

Terry Lane is a writer for Investopedia with 25 years of experience in journalism and communications. He covers personal finance, Congress, government regulations, and economics. Kent Nishimura / ...