Meanwhile, the share of the dollar in global foreign-exchange reserves remains more than 60%, while 85% of global foreign-exchange transactions involve dollars. Given the reluctance of underrepresented countries to sign up for the IMF’s precautionary credit lines, central banks desperate for dollars can obtain them only from the Federal Reserve.
此外，美元在全球外汇储备中所占的份额仍然超过60%。而超过85%的全球外汇交易都要用到美元。鉴于代表名额不足的国家不愿签署IMF的预防性信贷额度，央行急需美元时只能从美联储申请贷款。美联储在2008年危机中对提供美元互换基本持合作态度；但未来是否仍会如此谁也不知道。