Saturday, March 3, 2012

EU says dollar secure as reserve currency

The European Union's top economy official said Tuesday that the U.S. dollar's role as the international reserve currency is secure despite Chinese calls for a global alternative.

EU Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says he didn't see "major structural changes in the role the dollar plays today as a major reserve currency" following a call by China's central banker for a new global currency controlled by the International Monetary Fund.

"Everybody agrees also that the present world reserve currency, the dollar, is there and will continue to be there for a long period of time," Almunia said after a meeting of the European Commission.

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