Sentences with phrase «whether trade deficits»

Either way, there is considerable debate among economists and trade experts as to whether trade deficits are always a bad thing.

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Another approach is to look at fundamental economic factors affecting a country's trade surplus or deficit and evaluating whether the actual trade balance is what one would expect given those factors.

Trump reportedly said he told Trudeau that the U.S. runs a trade deficit with Canada — but didn't actually know whether that was true

Trump was overheard telling donors at an event in Missouri the previous night that he insisted to Trudeau that the United States runs a trade deficit with its neighbour to the north — without any idea of whether this is the case.

«It would certainly be problematic to view the size of that deficit as an indicator of whether trade is fair.»

How the U.S. trade deficit will affect growth in the U.S. economy depends on whether American businesses are already able to invest as much as they desire to expand production or are unable to do so because of insufficient savings.

There's a tremendous amount of financial anxiety in various global markets, whether it's economic issues with regard to trade or deficits, or concerns regarding foreign exchange policies and valuations.

President Trump boasted in a fundraising speech Wednesday that he made up information in a meeting with the leader of a top U.S. ally, saying he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the United States runs a trade deficit with its neighbor to the north without knowing whether that was true.