As for bleaker scenarios, another financial crisis likely would lead to at least a short-term flight back to dollars; deflation makes dollars more valuable as prices fall.

• 对于更糟糕的情况，如果再来一场金融危机，很可能造成美元至少在短期内受宠；通货紧缩的情况下，随着价格下滑，美元通常会更有价值。