The Trump administration has called the trade deficit a “national emergency,” but economists say it’s actually a sign of a resilient American economy.

August's trade gap blew past forecasts while the stock market shrugged and climbed higher, and the reason behind both moves points to a spending wave that could just as easily flip into the next ...

U.S. imports were higher than exports by $105.6 billion. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting a $102 billion deficit. July’s trade deficit was revised to $92.8 billion.

It also was the steepest deficit since the all-time gap in March 2025, recorded just before President Donald Trump 's "liberation day" announcement of "reciprocal" tariffs against U.S. trading ...

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion in August, the largest monthly gap since March 2025, just before President Donald Trump's "liberation day" reciprocal tariff ...

The U.S. imported more than it exported in August, according to an early estimate out last week. The trade deficit rose a steep 11% to $133 billion. An updated measure will come out Tuesday, Oct. 6, ...

Japan’s trade deficit reached 2.81 trillion yen ($17.8 billion) for the first fiscal half, according to government data ...

Imports and the trade deficit have ballooned in recent months, defying the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce it through tariffs. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade and ...

Some policymakers have prioritized reducing the U.S. trade deficit, arguing that Americans are losing on trade, and pointing to the deficit as evidence. But economists disagree on whether it actually ...

New Zealand’s trade deficit with China widened in the 12 months through September amid a surge in imports of electric ...