trade deficit

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The numbers: The trade deficit fell a few months ago to a 16-year low, but it was fool’s gold.

From MarketWatch

The economics calendar includes weekly jobless claims and the November reading of the trade deficit.

From MarketWatch

In other words, the trade deficit and the world’s demand for Treasurys are two sides of the same coin.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wants to reduce the US trade deficit - the gap between the value of goods it buys from other countries and those it sells to them.

From BBC

“The biggest contribution to growth is coming from an unexpected collapse in the trade deficit,” said chief economist Chris Low of FHN Financial.

From MarketWatch