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![Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. U.S. stock markets fell sharply at the open but crept higher as the day wore on after President Trump threatened to raise tariffs on imports from China.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gettyimages-1141632112-977f326d465235c3c9526962da50d6049c5163f7-e1557160706547-900x422.jpg)
Trump’s Threats To Raise Tariffs On China Send Markets Falling
By: Jim Zarroli | NPR
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China and the U.S. are scheduled to continue trade talks in Washington this week, but President Trump’s threat has blindsided Beijing, a trade analyst says.
![A truck passes a stack of China Shipping containers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia on July 5, 2018. The U.S. goods trade deficit with China hit a record $419.2 billion in 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_18290549158076-359fd668805fb98908e8bf3445a2c3b66223c21e-e1551893991708-900x422.jpg)
Report: The Trade Deficit Is Only Getting Wider
By: Jim Zarroli | NPR
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President Trump has pushed tariffs to cut the trade gap. But the United States bought more from other countries than it sold to them last year, pushing the deficit to a level not seen since 2008.