balance of payments
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The balance of payments gap - which tracks the flow of money into and out of the country - has crossed $70bn.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“A trade deficit is distinct from, and does not on its own generate, a balance of payments deficit,” the suit claims.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
When those are factored in, the U.S. actual balance of payments is about 0.2% of the country’s gross domestic product, a figure the suit calls “essentially a rounding error.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
These days the U.S. balance of payments deficit is effectively zero because trade and capital flows exactly offset each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Eventually, though, Lefty began to understand the difference between five-card draw and seven-card stud, and gradually the balance of payments around the table began to shift.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
