Current vs. Capital Accounts: Understanding Balance of Payments

Explore the differences between current and capital accounts and how they affect a nation's net income and asset-liability balance.
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Current account deficit narrows 43% in Q2, slightly more than expected

The U.S. Current Account deficit narrowed 43% to -$251.3B in Q2 2025 from -$439.8B prior (revised from -$450.2B) in Q1, as tariffs depressed imports, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of ...
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Q1 current account deficit widens more than expected

Q1 Current Account:-$450.2B vs. -$442.8B consensus and -$312.0B prior (revised from -$194.8B), according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The wider deficit mostly reflected an ...
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Richard Cooper on the current account deficit

Richard Cooper has an oped in today’s FT (avaible here, subscription needed) arguing that the US current account deficit is “not only sustainable, it is perfectly logical”. Cooper argues that a $500 ...