current account
noun
British
: a bank account from which a person can take money by writing checks : checking account
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South Asia remains the strongest-performing developing region, anchored by India’s robust growth, though the conflict is dragging on the broader outlook and threatening to worsen fiscal and current account balances across the region.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
But even if your current account freeze was a mistake, try to use the experience as an opportunity to review your financial situation.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The Bank of Japan was reported to have intervened in currency markets in late March and early April after the yen weakened past the politically sensitive 160 level, as surging oil import costs widened Japan's current account deficit and stoked fears of a depreciation spiral.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Maurice Obstfeld later asked whether the current account still matters in a world of large gross financial flows.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Most of the time, an upgrade keeps your current account open and intact.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2026
Only in the wake of the crisis did the Obama administration finally negotiate a corrective: a 16 percent appreciation of the Chinese currency against the dollar and a reduction of China’s current account surplus to two percent of GDP.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
But even if your current account freeze was a mistake, try to use the experience as an opportunity to review your financial situation.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The Bank of Japan was reported to have intervened in currency markets in late March and early April after the yen weakened past the politically sensitive 160 level, as surging oil import costs widened Japan's current account deficit and stoked fears of a depreciation spiral.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Maurice Obstfeld later asked whether the current account still matters in a world of large gross financial flows.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Most of the time, an upgrade keeps your current account open and intact.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2026
Only in the wake of the crisis did the Obama administration finally negotiate a corrective: a 16 percent appreciation of the Chinese currency against the dollar and a reduction of China’s current account surplus to two percent of GDP.
—Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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