In 2005 Ben Bernanke, now chairman of the Federal Reserve, pointed out that global interest rates were oddly low, suggesting a glut of saving abroad, not a shortfall of saving at home, was responsible for the flow of capital to America.

• 在2005年，伯南克（现在的联储主席）指出，全球利率出奇的低，暗示了应该对资本流向美国负责的是国外过量的储蓄，而不是国内的储蓄不足。