But a September rate move also serves Sarkozy’s interests, as it will give him more ammunition to portray the ECB as out of control and in need of political disciplining. For the ECB to protect itself from such charges, far better to wait until October when the bank can go to the public and say in effect;
但是九月份加息也符合萨尔科奇的利益，因为这会给他以口实，将欧洲央行描绘成为失控以及需要加以政治约束。对于欧洲央行来说，未来保护自己不受此类指控的攻击，再好不过的就是等到十月份，那时，欧洲央行就可以走向公众并说：“你们看，我们是多么地合情合理。现在我们必须加息了。”