Understanding Financial Accounts in the Balance of Payments

Discover the role of the financial account in the balance of payments, covering claims on nonresidents and assets like ...
USA Today

Which states receive more than they send to the federal government? See map.

This story was updated with new information. Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reforming and overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He had ...
Reuters

Trump's new tariffs shift focus to balance of payments; economists see no crisis

An initial 10% tariff has come into effect Unclear when the rate would rise to 15% Trump lawyers argued at Supreme Court that Section 122 not the right tool to address trade deficits Plaintiffs in ...
International Monetary Fund

Balance of Payments Statistics

Our eLibrary offers over 25,000 IMF publications in multiple formats. The 2024 Annual Report of the IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics (the Committee) provides an overview of recent ...
Cfr.org

Better Late Than Never: The IMF Starts to Recognizes Balance of Payments Reality

The IMF’s “message” is that the widening of the U.S. deficit and the Chinese surplus over the course of 2024 was unwelcome—it took both countries away from their estimated current account balances (in ...
Nature

Balance-of-Payments-Constrained Economic Growth

The concept of balance-of-payments-constrained economic growth has long served as a vital framework for understanding how external imbalances can limit long-run economic expansion. This approach ...