Capital Account

What Does Capital Account Mean?
The net result of public and private international investments flowing in and out of a country.

Investopedia explains Capital Account
The net results includes foreign direct investment, plus changes in holdings of stocks, bonds, loans, bank accounts, and currencies.

Filed Under: Bonds, Economics

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