Comment on the following statement: “Since the United States imports more than it exports, it is necessary for the United States to export capital from foreign countries to finance its current account deficits.” Do you agree with this statement? Why?
No. The higher imports over exports causes current account
deficit. It has to be seen whether current causes capital account
surplus. Foreigners invest in US making Dollar stronger with
respect with foreign currencies this would have made US current
account deficit higher. Hence Capital account surplus would have
caused higher imports over exports.
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