AI’s $2.2 trillion deficit fix is already half fake, economists say

A new Brookings/Fed paper finds AI productivity could meaningfully shrink the U.S. deficit — until you count the side effects ...

Oil boom trims U.S. trade deficit as AI imports surge

The windfall to U.S. producers from higher oil prices has helped offset an ongoing surge in imports of capital goods tied to the build-out of data centers in the U.S. Imports of computers, computer ...

Surge in imports drives US goods trade deficit to 14-month high in May

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods swelled to a 14-month high in May as ...
Forbes

Mexico Deficit With U.S. Larger Than China’s Three Of Last Five Months

In a remarkable turnaround, the U.S. deficit with Mexico has been larger than the deficit with China for three of the last five months and four of the last seven. In fact, the annual U.S. deficit with ...

Iowa faces $1.2B deficit in new fiscal year, but analyst says reserves ease short-term concerns

With current trends showing Iowa running out of money in the next four years, one political science professor said the issue ...
Yahoo

The trade deficit isn’t an emergency – it’s a sign of America’s strength

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It doesn’t mean the U.S. is losing money. It simply means foreigners are sending the U.S. more goods than the U.S. is sending them ...

US Goods Trade Deficit Widens to Biggest in More Than a Year

The US merchandise-trade deficit widened in May to the biggest in more than a year as exports fell and imports rose.
Forbes

The U.S. Trade Deficit Math In Four Lines

The U.S. trade deficit — that’s it. Be it S&P crashing more than 10% this year, tariff standoff with China, or re-negotiation of trade deals globally — the start to President Donald’s Trump’s second ...