#ustradedeficitshrink Yo the October US trade deficit just came in at $29.4B — that’s a massive drop from $48B last month. Lowest since like 2009 or something crazy.

Exports actually hit a record, imports fell hard (pharma, gold, transport stuff down big time). Tariffs are clearly messing with the flows already.

Feels good for the “bring manufacturing back” crowd, but let’s be real — year-to-date deficit is still up like 8% and holiday season imports gonna probably spike again soon.

Still, today’s number is a legit surprise. Markets liked it. USD chilled a bit.

November data drops end of Jan — we watching 👀

What y’all think — real rebalancing starting or just a one-month tariff flex? #ustradedeficitshrink #economy