What do the plus signs and negative signs signify in the U.S. balance-of-payments statement? Which of the following items appear in the current account and which appear in the capital and financial account? U.S. purchases of assets abroad; U.S. services imports; foreign purchases of assets in the United States; U.S. goods exports; U.S. net investment income. Why must the current account and the capital and financial account sum to zero?

The table gives some information about U.S. international transactions in 2015 Calculate the balance on the three balance of payments accounts. Was the United States a net borrower or a net lender? Explain your answer. >>> If your answer is negative, include a minus sign. If your answer is positive, do not include a plus sign. The current account balance is billion dollars. The capital and financial account balance is The official settlements account balance is billion dollars. U.S. official reserves are The United States is a investment abroad. billion dollars. because foreign investment in the United States A. net borrower; exceeds B. net lender; exceeds C. net borrower; is less than O D. net lender; is less than U.S. Item Imports of goods and services Foreign investment in the United States Exports of goods and services U.S. investment abroad Net interest income Net transfers Statistical discrepancy Billions of dollars 2,764 502 2,264 175 193 - 127 101

Imagine that the U.S. economy finds itself in the following situation: a government budget deficit of $100 billion, total domestic savings of $1,500 billion, and total domestic physical capital investment of $1,600 billion. According to the national saving and investment identity, what will be the current account balance? What will be the current account balance if investment rises by $50 billion, while the budget deficit and national savings remain the same?

Show how each of the following would affect the U.S. balance of payments. Include a description of the debit and credit items, and in each case identify which specific account is affected (e.g., imports of goods and services, IM; exports of assets, EXA; and so on. e. The U.S. buys locomotives from Mexico for a value of $100,000, and agrees to pay 18 months later. f) A U.S. firm pays $1,000 in dividends to a Korean investor. g. You meet you friend from Sweden and exchange a $50 watch produced in U.S. for a $50MP3 player produced in Sweden. Please draw a table like the sample image (including arrows which indicate the increase or decrease) and explain a bit under the table (if possible, please elaborate a bit more because i want to understand). Thank you so much.