New Zealand Current Account Q1 2025 -2.324bn ( expected -2.2bn, prior -7.037bn)

New Zealand Q1 current account balance -2.324bn ( expected -2.2bn, prior -7.037bn)

Current Account/GDP -5.7%

• expected -5.8%, prior -6.2%

Current Account Annual -24.662bn

• expected -24.8bn, prior -26.401bn

Traders are eyeing global developments to move the Kiwi $ more than local data for now.

NZD/USD isa few tics lower after the data.

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More on the “current account”

• refers to a component of a country’s balance of payments that measures the flow of goods, services, investment income, and unilateral transfers (such as remittances and foreign aid) between the country and the rest of the world.
• The current account is divided into several categories:
• Trade Balance: The value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods.
• Net Exports/Imports of Services: Such as tourism, software services, etc.
• Net Investment Income: Includes income from assets held overseas, such as dividends and interest, minus similar payments made to foreign investors who own assets in the country.
• Unilateral Transfers: Transfers that don’t involve a quid pro quo, such as remittances, foreign aid, grants, etc.
• A positive current account balance indicates that a country is exporting more than it is importing, effectively lending to the rest of the world. Conversely, a negative current account balance means that a country is importing more than it is exporting and is thus borrowing from other countries. The current account, together with the capital and financial accounts, make up a country’s balance of payments, providing a comprehensive view of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.