Trump's Tariffs Were Supposed to Shrink the US Goods Trade Deficit— It Grew 4% Instead
President Donald Trump ’s sweeping import tariffs have failed to shrink the U.S. goods trade deficit, which widened to $1.80 trillion over the last 18 months compared to $1.74 trillion in the prior period. Highlighting the policy failure, Creative Planning Chief Market Strategist Charlie Bilello emphasized that import