PRINCETON – US President Barack Obama’s&nbsp;recent call to ease the austerity imposed on Greece is remarkable – and not only for his endorsement of the newly elected Greek government’s negotiating position in the face of its official creditors. Obama’s comments represent a break with the long-standing tradition of official American silence on European monetary affairs.
普林斯顿&mdash;美国总统奥巴马最近呼吁放松施加给希腊的紧缩，这是个引人注目的举动&mdash;&mdash;不仅仅是因为他对新当选希腊政府对其官方债权人的谈判立场的支持。奥巴马的评论是对美国长期以来官方不评论欧洲货币事务的传统的决裂。尽管美国学者频繁指摘欧洲货币联盟的政策，但美国政府一直作壁上观。