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  1. “His claimed #emergency is a figment of his own imagination: #TradeDeficits, which have persisted for decades without causing economic harm, are not an emergency,” the suit says.

    “Nor do these trade deficits constitute an ‘unusual & extraordinary threat.’”

    The Liberty Justice Center noted that the #Trump admin imposed #tariffs even on countries with which the US does NOT have a trade deficit, “further undermining the administration’s justification.”

    #law #economy #AbuseOfPower #geopolitics

  2. #US #businesses sue to block #Trump #tariffs say #trade #deficits aren’t an “emergency” he is just declaring it one to sidestep #Congress.

    [We aren’t at war either but he invoked the AEA for the same reason]

    The lawsuit in the U.S. Court of #InternationalTrade alleges that Trump has illegally usurped Congress’ #power to levy tariffs.

    The suit said Trump’s claim that #TradeDeficits with other countries constitute an #emergency is baseless.

    #law #economy #geopolitics
    cnbc.com/2025/04/14/us-busines

  3. Many #Americans are blaming #China, #Mexico, and #Canada for exporting too much and treating the US unfairly. What are the ultimate causes of the US #TradeDeficits? International trade is complicated, but one simple factor is that Americans don't care about the global market. The US trade volume with Africa and South America has declined in recent years. American manufacturers focus too much on high value added products and have a total lack of interest and understanding of the global market.

  4. CW: USpol / Economics: are trade deficits bad for a country?

    If Canada exports more goods to the US than it imports from the US, then it sells more than it buys.

    To chief shopkeeper Donald Trump this looks as if Canada gets the better deal. He feels cheated and he gets angry. Hence the reach for the tariff machinery to curb imports from Canada.

    To the economist, this is flawed reasoning.

    Here is a well-argued piece by economist Douglas Irwin, written in plain English. It was published back in 2018 at the Chicago Booth website, under Trump 1.0. The are probably more recent analyses, but the principal arguments are unchanged.

    chicagobooth.edu/review/trumps

    #Trump #USpol #tariffs #TradeDeficits