China's Economic Strategy Amid U.S. Trade Tensions China plans to boost economic stability by increasing its budget deficit, expanding debt issuance, and loosening monetary policies in response to trade tensions with the U.S. This was announced at the ... 12/11/2024 - 11:29 pm | View Link
Federal government budget deficit climbs to $367B WASHINGTON >> The U.S. government posted a $367 billion budget deficit for November, up 17% from a year earlier, as calendar adjustments for benefit payments boosted outlays by some $80 billion ... 12/11/2024 - 8:02 am | View Link
US budget deficit jumps to $367 billion in November on calendar payment shifts The U.S. government posted a $367 billion budget deficit for November, up 17% from a year earlier, as calendar adjustments for benefit payments boosted outlays by some $80 billion compared to the same ... 12/11/2024 - 6:01 am | View Link
US budget deficit climbs to $367 billion in November on calendar payment shifts The U.S. government posted a $367 billion budget deficit for November, up 17% from a year earlier, as calendar adjustments for benefit payments boosted outlays by some $80 billion compared to the same ... 12/11/2024 - 5:49 am | View Link
Yellen ‘sorry’ more progress wasn’t made on deficit Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is concerned about the nation’s “fiscal sustainability” this week and said she’s “sorry” that “more progress” wasn’t achieved during the Biden administration. 12/11/2024 - 5:26 am | View Link
More than 30 years of US trade with China, in one chart US President Donald Trump has complained about China’s trade practices for some time – even before he took office at the start of 2017. He says the US trade deficit with China - around $420 billion last year, as the chart above shows - is damaging US manufacturing prowess and jobs. 12/8/2024 - 6:11 am | View Link
New report details global trade challenges Imports in the same month rose 7.7% year on year to $61.91 billion - pushing the trade deficit to $23.78 billion. Economists had expected a deficit of $19.5 billion, according to a Reuters poll. While unveiling the figures, trade secretary Sunil Barthwal underlined that inflation has eased in developed economies, potentially resulting in ... 12/7/2024 - 7:13 pm | View Link
The key to the US trade deficit is at home. This is why A combination of these price changes is about what it would take to shrink the current trade deficit by 2% of our GDP, bringing the US close to trade balance. But, because US exports and imports are 15% and 12% of GDP, respectively, a 10% decline in export prices would reduce average real (inflation-adjusted) income by 1.5%, while a 10% rise in ... 12/7/2024 - 5:01 am | View Link
Chinese consumer prices fall and other economy stories to read this ... The country's trade deficit declined 18.7% last year, the largest narrowing since 2009, reaching $773.4 billion. Trade added more than half a percentage point to the economic growth last year, according to data from the Commerce Department. 12/6/2024 - 2:35 pm | View Link
Discover this week's must-read trade stories | World Economic Forum The World Trade Organization (WTO) has raised its 2024 global trade growth forecast to 2.7%, up from 2.6%, and predicts a further rise to 3% in 2025 if Middle East conflicts remain contained. Trade rebounded this year following a 2023 slowdown due to high inflation and interest rates, a new WTO report shows. 12/6/2024 - 8:37 am | View Link
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