These petrodollars , as they used to be called , create what are now called global imbalances .

这些曾经被称作石油美元的资金造成了我们现在所说的全球失衡。

Petrodollars , the foreign exchange earned by oil exporting countries amid sharp jumps in the crude price , were recycled via western banks to less wealthy emerging economies , principally in latin america .

石油美元，即石油输出国在原油价格急剧上升时赚取的外汇，通过西方银行被转移至较不富裕的新兴经济体（主要是拉丁美洲）。