Bailey called on the International Monetary Fund to "be creative in deploying its convening power" in helping the U.S., China and other leading economies settle on "mutually-agreed policies which ...

From an accountant's perspective, the trade deficit isn't a sign of economic weakness. As with any financial flow, there are two sides to the ledger.

In sum, the main reason to worry about global trade imbalances is not the impact on manufacturing, which, for a country such as the US, is a second order issue, but rather on financial stability.

Kenya is increasingly pivoting towards Beijing, seeking to leverage China’s expanded zero-tariff trade policy to address a widening trade imbalance that favours the Asian economic giant.

Amid US Trade War, China and the EU Explore Economic Cooperation The European Central Bank president’s visit to China is the latest sign that Brussels and Beijing are seeking to mend ties.

While the war was launched over the trade imbalance between the world’s number one and number two economies, the focus is increasingly on the control of global supply chains.

Tell Me How This Trade War Ends The Right Way to Build a New Global Economic Order Emily Kilcrease and Geoffrey Gertz July/August 2025 Published on June 9, 2025 ...

Perhaps the most damaging aspect of the ethane export controls is not their likely economic impact but what they reveal about U.S. strategic thinking—or the lack thereof. Good economic statecraft ...

Following a record-breaking surge in the trade imbalance, the deficit slid to $61.6 billion.