Thursday, September 3, 2009

China Buys $50 Billion of New World Currency


WASHINGTON -- China is on track to become the first purchaser of notes issued by the International Monetary Fund, a move that would diversify its foreign asset holdings and could give the IMF's quasi-currency more clout.

The IMF on Wednesday said China has signed an agreement to purchase approximately $50 billion in notes from the fund. The notes are denominated in Special Drawing Rights, a quasi-currency issued by the fund and promoted by China as a potential replacement for the dollar.
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2 comments:

  1. Special Drawing Rights is a thousand year old term for access to a well for a farmer or herder.

    Sounds to me like someone controls the well and is treating everyone else like sheep herders.

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  2. Crap. If anyone had any doubt the dollar is doomed ...

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