current account
noun
British
: a bank account from which a person can take money by writing checks : checking account
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If oil prices rally past and average $100 per barrel, India’s the current account gap could widen by 70 basis points, Radhika Rao, senior economist and executive director at DBS Bank Singapore, told CNBC.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
But savers shouldn't rush to transfer their funds out of their current account and into one of these, either.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Most of the time, an upgrade keeps your current account open and intact.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2026
Between 2001 and 2012, China’s foreign exchange reserves soared from $212 billion to $3.3 trillion, and in 2007 its current account surplus swelled to more than ten percent of GDP, which contributed to the United States’ lopsided deficit and the 2008 global financial crisis.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Charles' first YouTube video on his current account was posted in 2016.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
One breach occurred in March 2024, during which the personal information—including Social Security numbers—of around 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former customers was leaked onto the dark web.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
As economists model the world, America’s trade balance in goods – or, technically, its current account, which also includes trade in services and other factors – equals the difference between U.S. savings and U.S. investment.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2025
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
But savers shouldn't rush to transfer their funds out of their current account and into one of these, either.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Most of the time, an upgrade keeps your current account open and intact.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2026
Between 2001 and 2012, China’s foreign exchange reserves soared from $212 billion to $3.3 trillion, and in 2007 its current account surplus swelled to more than ten percent of GDP, which contributed to the United States’ lopsided deficit and the 2008 global financial crisis.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Charles' first YouTube video on his current account was posted in 2016.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
One breach occurred in March 2024, during which the personal information—including Social Security numbers—of around 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former customers was leaked onto the dark web.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
As economists model the world, America’s trade balance in goods – or, technically, its current account, which also includes trade in services and other factors – equals the difference between U.S. savings and U.S. investment.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Current account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current%20account. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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