AP
Our loose monetary policy is catching up with the dollar
The embattled US dollar is expected to come under scrutiny at a summit of developing and industrialized nations following China-led calls to review its role as a reserve currency.
The dollar issue is bound to surface at the two-day meeting in Pittsburgh as US President Barack Obama and other leaders of the Group of 20 economies debate a new framework for tackling the so called global "economic imbalances"blamed for fuelling the latest financial crisis.
"Though not clear how the plan would be enforced,it would involve measures such as the US cutting its deficits and saving more,China reducing its reliance on exports and Europe making structural changes to boost business investment,"analysts at French bank Societe Generale said in a report.
Some argue that the financial crisis resulted from imbalances between savings and investment in major economies,which have led to large current deficits,as evident in the United States,and surpluses,as enjoyed by China.