current account
noun
British
: a bank account from which a person can take money by writing checks : checking account
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With Russia’s current account surplus eroded by surging expenditures and its import dependency deepening the ruble’s weakness and fueling inflation, interest rates will remain in the double digits for the foreseeable future.
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Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Trade balances factor heavily into current account balances — a broad measure of countries’ international transactions that also include personal and government transfer payments.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
The current account deficit relative to GDP has doubled from 2% to 4% since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic (see chart).
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
If others have better APYs and can match or beat your current account’s savings features, consider transferring your money to the better option.
—Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2024
Moscow’s current account surplus—the value of its exports minus imports—will likely exceed $60 billion in 2024, up from $50 billion in 2023.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Right Now By Jordan Thomas Forbes Staff Massive tariffs will try to raise revenue and alter the current account deficit.
—James Berman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This has contributed to a widening of the U.S. current account deficit in the past few years.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Rather than a surplus, which the U.K. doesn’t have, the fund is financed by money borrowed by a government that is heavily overdrawn on its current account to facilitate state investments.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Trade balances factor heavily into current account balances — a broad measure of countries’ international transactions that also include personal and government transfer payments.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
The current account deficit relative to GDP has doubled from 2% to 4% since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic (see chart).
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
If others have better APYs and can match or beat your current account’s savings features, consider transferring your money to the better option.
—Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2024
Moscow’s current account surplus—the value of its exports minus imports—will likely exceed $60 billion in 2024, up from $50 billion in 2023.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Right Now By Jordan Thomas Forbes Staff Massive tariffs will try to raise revenue and alter the current account deficit.
—James Berman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
This has contributed to a widening of the U.S. current account deficit in the past few years.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Rather than a surplus, which the U.K. doesn’t have, the fund is financed by money borrowed by a government that is heavily overdrawn on its current account to facilitate state investments.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Current account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current%20account. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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