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Why Trump hates the U.S. trade deficit and what that means for you
At the core of President Donald Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners is a fixation on closing ...
Fact check: Trump falsely says Europe doesn’t buy anything from US, wildly exaggerates trade deficit with China
Speaking to reporters Sunday on Air Force One, President Donald Trump defended his new global tariffs with a familiar series ...
Canada posts surprise trade deficit in February
Canada unexpectedly swung into a trade deficit in February but both exports and imports stayed at near record levels, data ...
Canada posts trade deficit of $1.52 billion in February
Canada posted a trade deficit of C$1.52 billion ($1.08 billion) in February, as exports fell and imports grew slightly, ...
Canada Swings to Goods-Trade Deficit; Surplus With U.S. Narrows
The value of exports in February dropped 5.5% compared with January to C$70.11 billion, including a 3.6% fall in shipments to ...
US trade imbalance with China: What is a trade deficit vs trade surplus? Why it matters
US has highest trade deficit in the world. Who has highest trade surplus? Here's what trade imbalance and reciprocal tariffs ...
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Trade War Forces Canada’s Provinces to Issue Flurry of New Bonds
The trade war is set to plunge Canadian provinces into deeper deficits, revitalizing a sleepy corner of the credit market.
Canada Trade Balance Turns to Deficit as Threats Grow
Canada’s exports to its biggest customer, the US, as well as other countries plunged in February, as threats and ...
Canada’s trade deficit widens to C$1.52 billion as US tariff threats loom
In an unexpected turn of events, Canada slipped into a trade deficit in February, despite exports and imports holding record ...
Canada trade balance flips to deficit as tariff threats grow
Canada’s exports to its biggest customer, the US, as well as other countries plunged in February, as threats and ...
Canada records trade deficit of C$1.52B in February
Canada's February 2025 trade deficit hit C$1.52B. Discover its impact on ETFs like EWC & FLCA and USD/CAD currency trends.
Amid U.S.-Canada trade war, Trump makes some false or misleading claims to justify tariffs
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods, citing trade imbalances and drug trafficking. But many of his claims exaggerate or misrepresent the facts.