The last time Donald Trump was US president, he entered trade wars with China and Europe. But despite his bravado and tariffs, the US trade deficit did not improve. In fact, it deteriorated from US$195 billion in the first quarter of 2017 to $260 billion in the same period of 2021. The first round of […]
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