Trump’s obsession with trade deficits has no basis in economics. And it’s a bad reason for ... That the US has a trade deficit is not a sign that the rest of the world is “ripping it off”.

President Donald Trump and other heads of state are set to gather in Canada for the annual G7 summit just days after Israel’s unprecedented strike on Iran. Ordinarily, such a development would ...

Removing non-tariff barriers to U.S. exports would echo the framework for a trade deal Trump reached with China during his first term that stipulated China would buy an additional $200 billion in ...

If a handshake agreement holds, it will merely undo some of the damage from the trade war that President Trump started. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers trade and the U.S.-China economic ...

The terms of international trade are now set very far from the shores of Lake Geneva. For more expert analysis of the biggest stories in economics, finance and markets, sign up to Money Talks ...