Immediately after Lehman Brothers’ collapse, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück put this diagnosis as a challenge not only to the US, but also to other countries – notably the United Kingdom – that had “Americanized” their financial system.
Immédiatement&#160; après l'effondrement de Lehman Brothers, le ministre allemand des Finances, Peer Steinbrück a lancé ce diagnostic à la figure des USA, mais aussi d'autres pays, notamment la Grande-Bretagne qui avaient "américanisé" leur système financier.