US trade deficit eased from record high in May on fall in imports

The US trade deficit shrank in May on a sharp decline in imports, according to government data released on Wednesday, easing slightly after rising to a record high a month earlier. The Federal Reserve paused interest rate hikes last month to give policymakers more time to assess incoming US economic data, after raising them 10 times in a row to tackle high inflation.

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