Double Deficits

The recent tax cuts and spending increases will push up business and household spending, which will necessarily boost imports, which in turn will hurt our trade deficit. At the same time, these policies will also widen the budget deficit. And, looking back in history, every $1 billion rise in the budget deficit leads to the trade deficit increasing by $350 million. So, expect the trade deficit to worsen.

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