Why Did U.S. SDR Holdings Increase Five Fold In The Last Week Of August?

ZeroHedge.com ^ | October 12, 2009 | Tyler Durden

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With everyone lately focused on China's foreign reserve position, analysts have forgotten that America also has an International Reserve account consisting of foreign currency positions, as well as gold reserves and equivalents. And while the total combined holdings as of the most recently reported period are a joke compared to China's $2+ trillion, the most recent number of $133.6 billion does raise red flags, particularly when one traces this number's level throughout the year.

We present a graphic representation of the US International Reserve Position over the past year:

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The IMF needed funds. The administration obliged. The IMF needed to allocate (redistribute the wealth) to other countries. The disproportionate injection of dollars helps weaken the dollar and the whole ‘wealth redistribution’ concept makes obama’s people salivate.

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war by other means

treason by other means