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Do trade deficits matter? How economists think about Trump’s obsession
Open this photo in gallery:Steel products are seen outside a steel pipe manufacturing plant in South Korea on February 13, 2025.JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is rapidly upending the global trading order. Since returning …