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IMF總裁警告：美元可能暴跌
美元兌歐元匯率昨日創下歷史新低，原因是國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)總裁羅德里戈?拉托(Rodrigo Rato)警告稱，美元可能遭遇大幅下挫，動搖投資者對美國資產的信心。
The dollar hit a record low against the euro yesterday as Rodrigo Rato, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned that the US currency could suffer a dramatic fall that would shake confidence in American assets.
這位即將卸任的IMF總裁表示，美元的貶值一直比較有序，但他警告稱，美元存在遭遇失控拋售的風險，而這種拋售將會影響全球主要經濟體的增長。
The outgoing IMF managing director said the depreciation of the dollar had been orderly, but cautioned there was a risk of a runaway sell-off that would hit growth in major economies.
美元無序下跌的風險在上周末期間似乎有所增加，因為IMF此前未能就內部改革達成一致。這一改革本將為IMF在管理全球經濟失衡中發揮更大作用創造條件。
The risks of a disorderly fall in the US currency appeared to increase over the weekend after the IMF failed to agree internal reforms that would have set the stage for it to take on a greater role managing global economic imbalances.
“截至目前，匯率的變動一直比較有序，并且符合基本面。但存在美元暴跌的風險，這種暴跌可能是因為投資者對美元資產失去信心，而它本身也可能促使投資者對美元資產失去信心，”拉托表示。
“Up to now, movements in exchange rates have been orderly and in line with fundamentals. But there are risks that an abrupt fall in the dollar could either be triggered by, or itself trigger, a loss of confidence in dollar assets,” Mr Rato said.
