This year alone, the dollar’s value has fallen by another 10% in purchasing power terms against America’s major trading partners, and it could fall at the same rate in 2008 – or faster if global investors decide to cut and run. When the Chinese premier, OPEC heads of state, and the world’s richest supermodel all express concern about the dollar, you can be sure we are in for a bumpy ride.
仅仅在今年，与美国的主要贸易伙伴相比，美元的购买力价值已经下降了10%，而且在2008年可能还会下降这么多。而如果全球的投资者们决定从美元脱身，美元下跌可能会更快。在中国总理、石油输出国组织各国领导人以及世界上最富有的超级模特都对美元表示担忧的时候，你就可以知道我们将会面临崎岖不平的道路。