America’s multilateral trade deficit will not be significantly narrowed until America saves significantly more; while the Great Recession induced higher household savings (which were near zero), this has been more than offset by the increased government deficits.
Velká hospodářská recese vedla sice k vyšším úsporám domácností (jež bývaly téměř nulové), ale vyšší vládní schodky je víc než vykompenzovaly.