The Trade Deficit Podcast with Fexingo: Imports, Exports, and Balance of Payments

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The Trade Deficit Podcast with Fexingo cuts through the noise of international trade data to examine what real import, export, and balance-of-payments figures mean for businesses and investors. Each episode, Lucas and Luna start with the latest trade releases from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Census Bureau, then trace the ripple effects through supply chains, currency markets, and corporate earnings. Lucas brings a journalist's eye for the story behind the numbers — a widening deficit in advanced technology goods, a surplus in agricultural commodities, or the shifting composition of services trade. Luna, an engaged interlocutor, pushes for the practical im...

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The Trade Deficit Podcast with Fexingo: Imports, Exports, and Balance of Payments

Episodes (168)

Yesterday Why the Trade Deficit Is Narrowing as the Dollar Holds Firm
Wednesday Why the Trade Deficit Hides a Record Services Surplus
Tuesday Why the US Trade Deficit Is a Services Surplus Story

The Trade Deficit Podcast with Fexingo: Imports, Exports, and Balance of Payments

Aug 27, 2026
8 minutes
4 MB

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into a puzzle that's been quietly shaping the US economy: the trade deficit is narrowing even though the dollar isn't falling. As of June 2026, the goods and services trade deficit came in at $73.3 billion, down from $77.6 billion in May, while the dollar index has held near 99. So what's driving the improvement? Lucas explains the rise of services exports—from streaming royalties to cloud computing—and how America's comparative advantage is shifting. They also explore the role of energy independence, with refinery output boosting exports, and the surprising resilience of the dollar in a wo...

The Trade Deficit Podcast with Fexingo: Imports, Exports, and Balance of Payments

Why the Trade Deficit Is Narrowing as the Dollar Holds Firm

Fexingo

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