The “accumulated trade deficit” is not a real thing but it’s roughly equivalent to reserve accumulation by RoW and the ability of the US to consume more than it produces. Reversing this would increase prices, reduce consumption. It also tends to cause global econ/stock market shocks.
(RoW=rest of world).
Lessons from the October 1987 crash, page-221
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