The United States has not seen a trade gap this small since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and the shift is arriving for unusual reasons. A surge in gold shipments, a pullback in ...

President Trump is adhering to economic theory with regard to his tariff policies and trade deficits; with time it will pay off. He understands that America’s perennial trade deficits predispose to ...

There are, in fact, contrasting trends. There has been a significant worsening in the balance of the current account, while ...