Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The balance of payments is the record of all transactions between a country and the rest of the world. Defined as simply as possible, the balance of payments is broken down into the current account ...

The Fund's Balance of Payments Statistics Newsletter was initiated in 1993 on the recommendation of the IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics, a group of expert national and international ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. For better or for worse, I have been trying to track the evolution of the foreign ...

Reem Heakal is a writer who became an Investopedia contributor in 2003. Her writing covers a wide array of large-scale financial topics. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with ...