If the current account balance is $235 billion and U.S. official reserves increased by $35 billion, what is the official settlements account balance and the capital account balance?

What will be an ideal response?

The official settlements account equals the negative of the change in official reserves, so the official settlements account balance is -$35 billion. Then, the sum of the current account balance plus the capital account balance plus the official settlements account balance equals zero, which means that the capital account balance must equal $200 billion.

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