The bonanza has the potential to end Australia's long-term current account deficit and push the country's international trade balance into surplus.

蕴藏丰富的矿藏有可能让澳大利亚摆脱长期的经常账赤字，并且推动其在国际贸易中获得盈余。

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The trade balance and the broader current account balance are obviously key to what happens to the dollar.

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The current account is in surplus, but at some point a falling trade balance could send the current account into deficit, creating huge dangers and risk of macro financial market disruption.

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Beyond mid-year, we expect a steady decline of the trade balance to reduce the current account.

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