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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Brazil Posts Wider-Than-Expected Current Account Deficit in September

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's current account deficit reached $9.77 billion in September, wider than the $7.75 billion shortfall forecast by economists in a Reuters poll, central bank figures released ...
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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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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 ...