For starters, the world’s investors declared loud and clear in 2008 that they were not concerned about the sustainability of US deficits. When the global financial crisis erupted, they flooded into dollar assets, even though the crisis originated in the United States.
首先，全球投资者在2008年响亮而明确地宣告他们并不担心美国赤字的可持续性。全球金融危机爆发后，他们争相买入美元资产，丝毫不顾美国正是危机的发源地。