Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate This paper reviews the economics of trade policy in financial services, ...

The US sold $294 billion more than we bought in services such as finance, travel, tech, and education last year.

I’m taking a short break from tariffs this week to focus on a different and often misunderstood part of the trade picture—the role services provided inside the United States play in our trade balance.

The bundling of goods with services and supply chain shifts will affect the service sector. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A gauge of prices last month rose to the highest level since early 2023, the Institute for Supply Management found in its ...

The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services expanded to -$140.5B vs. -$136.3B consensus and -$123.2B prior (revised from -$122.7B), according to data released by the U.S. Census ...

In March, Canada's merchandise exports decreased 0.2%, while imports were down 1.5%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $1.4 billion in ...

If Trump’s tariff threats are actually carried out India stands to gain in trade in services. A well-known equation of balance of payments tells us that a country’s savings-investment gap ...