trade balance

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Rising oil prices tend to support the dollar also thanks to the US being a net exporter of refined petroleum products and gas, in turn boosting the nation's trade balance.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Germany’s overall trade balance rose to 21.2 billion euros in January, up from 17.1 billion euros a month prior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

America ran a balance-of-payments deficit throughout the 1950s and ’60s, even though the trade balance was a surplus in most years before 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Weekly jobless claims, the Philly Fed manufacturing survey and the U.S. trade balance are all due at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

The trade balance inclined to the disadvantage of Norway whose sole article of export at that time was dried fish.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth