To deal with international transactions and financial flows, economists use the Balance of Payments framework. In this video, I'll give you an introduction to that framework and show you what the two ...

The current account deficit of the balance of payments widened by USD 0.8 billion to USD 3.2 billion (compared to USD 2.4 billion in September 2024).This is ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. There are a few things to note in the IMF’s new external sector report: The IMF’s ...

Current account recorded €12 billion surplus in August 2025, down from €30 billion in previous monthCurrent account surplus amounted to €303 billion ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. China’s GDP statistics are widely thought to be, well, works of performance art.