In recent speeches and media scrums, President Donald Trump has lauded the federal budget surplus for the month of June, claiming the surplus had not happened in “many, many years” or “decades.” To be clear, the U.S. had not recorded a surplus in ...

Japan reported a trade deficit of JPY 234.6 billion in September 2025, significantly missing market expectations, which had forecasted a JPY 22 billion surplus. Despite the miss, the figure narrowed from the JPY 306.1 billion deficit recorded a year earlier.

Learn what a trade deficit is, how it affects economies and markets, and why it might not always signal a weak economy.

Türkiye's current account balance swung to a deficit of almost $4 billion in November, mainly due to a larger trade gap, official data showed