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Current Account

The Current Account released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis is a net flow of current transactions, including goods, services, and interest payments into and out of the US. A current account surplus indicates that the flow of capital into the US exceeds the capital reduction. Normally, a high reading is seen as positive (or Bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

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STARTED - Thursday 24 September 2026 12:30

The typical/expected market impact of this event is low.

$-226.8B

Revised

$-212.6B

Forecast

$-255B

Actual

$-246B

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for USD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/USD pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Current Account was $-246B against a forecast of $-255B.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Thursday 24 September 2026 12:30

$-255B

$-246B

Wednesday 24 June 2026 12:30

$-217.5B

$-226.8B

Wednesday 25 March 2026 12:30

$-211B

$-190.7B

Wednesday 14 January 2026 13:30

$-238.4B

$-226.4B

Tuesday 23 September 2025 12:30

$-256.3B

$-251.3B

Tuesday 24 June 2025 12:30

$-440B

$-450.2B

Thursday 20 March 2025 12:30

$-325.5B

$-303.9B

Wednesday 18 December 2024 13:30

$-284B

$-310.9B

Thursday 19 September 2024 12:30

$-260B

$-266.8B

Thursday 20 June 2024 12:30

$-206.4B

$-237.6B

Thursday 21 March 2024 12:30

$-209B

$-194.8B

Wednesday 20 December 2023 13:30

$-196B

$-200.3B

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bullish for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Current Account result:

		Previous	Latest
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	198K	197K
S&P Global Composite PMI	Bullish change	56	58.4
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	53.9	57
S&P Global Services PMI	Bullish change	56.5	58.7
ADP Employment Change 4-week average	Bullish change	16.75K	20K
Industrial Production (MoM)	Bearish change	0.2%	0%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bullish change	-2.6%	0.3%
Building Permits (MoM)	Bearish change	1.433M	1.394M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bearish change	1.309M	1.275M
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	206K	196K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey	Bearish change	47.4	37.8
Fed Interest Rate Decision	Bullish change	3.75%	4%
Interest Rate Projections - 1st year	Bullish change	3.6%	4.1%
Interest Rate Projections - 2nd year	Bullish change	3.4%	3.9%
Interest Rate Projections - 3rd year	Bullish change	3.1%	3.6%
Interest Rate Projections - Current	Bullish change	3.8%	4.1%
Interest Rate Projections - Longer	Bullish change	3.1%	3.2%
Retail Sales (MoM)	Bullish change	-0.5%	1.2%
Retail Sales Control Group	Bullish change	-0.4%	1.4%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)	Bullish change	-0.2%	1.4%
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	Bearish change	20.6	7.6
ADP Employment Change 4-week average	Bullish change	12.25K	16.25K
Monthly Budget Statement	Bullish change	$-432B	$-166.8B
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index	Bearish change	51.5	45.8
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	51.7	47.8
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations	Bullish change	4%	4.6%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bullish change	3.3%	3.4%
Consumer Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.1%	0.4%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	(no change)	3.4%	3.4%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	Bearish change	2.5%	2.4%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	-1.7%	-2%

About Current Account

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Category:	Capital Flows
Frequency:	Quarterly

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	China		Trade Balance USD
	China		Trade Balance CNY
	China		Imports (YoY) CNY
	China		Exports (YoY) CNY
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	Japan		Imports (YoY)
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