Learn how trade deficits impact economies, the advantages for consumer spending, and potential financial risks from imprudent use of foreign capital.

This paper investigates the effects of withholding taxes on cross-border trade in services, using a newly compiled dataset covering the universe of bilateral service imports and withholding tax rates ...

A range of tariffs on U.S. imports has been enacted or considered recently. Trade tariffs can potentially affect price inflation for consumption and investment goods. Estimates suggest that the impact ...

The yen was mixed against other G-10 and Asian currencies in early trade, but may weaken on the prospect that rising oil prices could worsen Japan’s trade balance, analysts said.