At the time, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega coined the phrase “currency wars" and accused the US of being the main aggressor. In fact, the US has not intervened in a major way in the currency market to sell dollars since the coordinated interventions associated with the Plaza Accord in 1985.
事实上，美国才需要在2010年采取量化宽松时向全世界解释货币刺激不是货币操纵。当时，巴西财政部长曼特加（Guido Mantega）创造了“货币战争”一词，指责美国是主要侵略者。事实上，自1985年广场协定后的合作干预以来，美国从未大幅干预货币市场出售美元。