Trade deficit balloons to record high in January as companies scramble to import goods to avoid tariffs

• U.S. trade deficit in goods balloons to record high as businesses race to avoid tariffs

  The trade sector seems set to be a drag on headline GDP growth in the first quarter, but it is hard to estimate how much.
  
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• US merchandise trade deficit surges ahead of expected tariff increases

  Figures suggest companies are stockpiling goods ahead of levies promised by Donald Trump
  
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• Chinese importers’ tactic for beating US tariffs: pile it high

  Warehouses have become buffers against political volatility
  
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  Reeves warns trade war will harm UK’s economy even if it avoids tariffs

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• Chinese manufacturers scramble to mitigate tariff pain amid an escalating global trade war

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• Home sales drop sharply as prices hit an all-time high for January

  The median price of a home sold in January was $396,900, up 4.8% from the year before and the highest price ever for the month of January.
  
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• Pending home sales drop to the lowest level on record in January

  Home prices nationally are still higher than they were a year ago.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 27

• Berkshire operating earnings surge 71% in fourth quarter, cash hoard balloons to record $334 billion

  Berkshire Hathaway reported fourth-quarter results on Saturday. The company's Class A shares popped more than 25% in 2024.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 24
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