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.

IMF calls for US fiscal consolidation to bring down 'too big' current account deficit

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday called on the United States to ...
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IMF Official Highlights U.S. Current Account Deficit Concerns

The IMF's First Deputy Managing Director stressed the need for the U.S. to reduce its current account deficit, despite its weakened policy position. Still, the U.S. dollar remains central to the ...
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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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IMF Urges U.S. to Cut Fiscal Deficit to Reduce Trade and Current Account Gaps

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the United States to address its rising fiscal deficit as a key step toward ...

Current account deficit widens to $13.2 billion in Q3 as trade deficit expands

MUMBAI: The current account deficit (CAD), which is the difference between forex earned from exports and forex spent on ...