After all, when the global financial crisis erupted in 2008 from the bowels of the American subprime-mortgage market, global investors responded by fleeing to the US, not from it. They obviously still regard US Treasury bills as a safe haven and the dollar as the top international currency, especially given the absence of good alternatives.
考虑到美国财政政策功能失调的状况，美元的恢复力令人吃惊。也许我们本不应该吃惊。毕竟，当美国次贷市场引发2008年全球金融危机时，全球投资者的反应是逃向美国，而不是从美国出逃。他们显然仍把美国国债视为安全港，把美元视为顶级国际货币，特别是在没有出色替代品的情况下。