At least half the $800 billion US currency supply is held abroad, mainly in the world’s underground economy. But the really big bucks come from the fact that places like the People’s Bank of China and the Bank of Japan passively hold enormous volumes of low-interest US debt, while Americans romp around the world with venture capital, private equity, and investment banks, reaping huge gains.
价值8000亿美元的货币供应中至少有一半是在外国持有，主要是在世界上的地下经济。但是，中日两国中央银行持有巨额低息美元债务，而美国人则用风险资本、私人股本以及投资银行在世界上横冲直撞，赚取巨额收益。这才是真正大钱所在。