{
  "id": 9554282,
  "title": "U.S. International Transactions and Investment Position, 2nd Quarter 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/u-s-international-transactions-and-investment-position-2nd-quarter",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bureau of Economic Analysis",
    "slug": "bureau-of-economic-analysis",
    "url": "https://bea.gov/news/2026/us-international-transactions-and-investment-position-2nd-quarter-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. current-account deficit widened significantly in the second quarter of 2026, increasing by $33.4 billion to reach $246.0 billion. This marked a 15.7% rise from the first quarter's deficit of $212.6 billion, representing 3.0% of the current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 2.7% in the previous quarter. The U.S. net international investment position stood at –$22.42 trillion at the end of the second quarter, with assets totaling $46.97 trillion and liabilities amounting to $69.39 trillion, reflecting a slight increase from the revised –$21.27 trillion at the end of the first quarter.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}