This shift meant that the US had essentially replaced Britain as the heart of the world’s financial and monetary system. Previously, thanks to the gold standard and Britain’s political stability, the City of London had been the world’s key source of capital and financial guarantees for more than a century.
这一转变意味着美国已经取代英国成为世界金融和货币体系的核心。在此之前，在金本位和国内稳定政治局面的双重支撑下，伦敦市已经在超过100年的时间内承担着世界资本和金融担保的核心角色。