America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine
- Posted on February 25, 2026
- By Fortune
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America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine
The president's new temporary tariffs risk confusing America's trade deficit with a much bigger problem.
