Less central role for US dollar a good thing?

Jeffrey Sachs writing in Scientific American thinks so.

The U.S. response to the Chinese proposal was revealing. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner initially described himself as open to exploring the idea; his candor quickly caused the dollar to weaken in value—which it needs to do for the good of the U.S. economy. That weakening, however, led Geithner to reverse himself within minutes by underscoring that the U.S. dollar would remain the world’s reserve currency for the foreseeable future.

 

Geithner’s first reaction was right. 

Article here.

 

Via The Instapundit

 

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