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From soaring inflation to a deepening energy crisis, the United States and Europe are facing no shortage of economic challenges, and Russia’s war against Ukraine – and the sanctions imposed in response to it – bears much of the blame. As Russia launches new rounds of missile attacks, we asked PS commentators what the West should be doing for Ukraine – and how likely it is to do it.
伯克利—数字美元的概念已经出现一段时间了。最近，它突然出现在了美国财政部长珍妮特·耶伦（Janet Yellen）和美联储主席杰伊·鲍威尔（Jay Powell）的言论里。在今年2月份的一次活动中，耶伦明确地表示，这个想法“绝对值得深究”。并且，她补充说，波士顿联邦储备银行（Federal Reserve Bank of Boston）与麻省理工学院（MIT）的学者们已经在这样做了。在次日的国会证词中，鲍威尔称数字美元是“我们高度优先项目”。
一些人认为这是中美技术“冷战”的另一条战线。几乎可以肯定，中国人民银行（PBOC）最迟将于2022年成为首个推出数字货币的主要央行。如果美国不迅速行动，它就会落后。美国的金融体系将继续停留在20世纪，这会损害美国的竞争力。美元作为主导性国际货币的地位，将因跨境交易中使用便利的中国数字货币而被削弱，进而失去单一的货币和金融杠杆来源。
事实上，这样的担忧要么言过其实，要么大错特错。中国人民银行发行数字人民币的主要动机，是创建一个由政府控制的（货币）替代品，以取代支付宝和微信支付这两个规模巨大、监管松散的数字支付平台。
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