The dollar originally acquired international currency status in the 1920’s, when the newly established Federal Reserve started buying and selling dollar acceptances, backstopping the market and enhancing its liquidity. If the international community is serious about the SDR as an international currency, it will have to empower the IMF to do likewise.
美元在20世纪20年代获得了世界货币的地位。当时新成立的美联储开始买卖美元，建立相应的市场并增加其流动性。如果国际社会真的想把美元作为国际货币的话，IMF也应该被赋予相应的权利。