One of the most tangible effects of Mr. Trump’s trade policy has been a drastic increase in the revenue the government takes in from tariffs. The United States collected an estimated $287 billion in ...

There has been progress on the U.S. trade deficit, however.

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China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald ...

HANOI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Vietnam's trade surplus with the United States, its main market, rose to $121.6 billion in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed on Saturday, as exports surged ...

President Donald Trump wrapped up his first year in his second term. Here's how inflation, the job market, tariffs, and ...

The US had nearly beaten back inflation, but tariffs are expected to revive it. After soaring to 6.5% in 2022 (the highest since 1981), PCE inflation dropped to 3.8% in 2023 and 2.6% in 2024. It’s ...

HANOI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Vietnam's economy grew by 8% ‌in 2025, accelerating from the previous year's pace ‌due to robust exports despite U.S. tariffs, preliminary government data showed on Monday, as ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Higher tariffs have dealt a “severe blow” to the world economy, China’s premier said Tuesday, even as China’s own trade surplus has surged past $1 trillion. Premier Li Qiang made the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid ...