The US trade deficit was a key driver of Trump’s tariffs. But do trade deficits matter? What should countries do if they import more than export?
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President Trump’s keen concern for the US’s substantial trade deficit with the rest of the world played a key role in driving the US tariffs imposed last year, which have disrupted trade and upended t