The announcement by the President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, that interest rates would be raised at the next meeting of the bank’s Governing Council on December 1st,could be a defining moment in his presidency.
欧洲中央银行（ECB）行长让·克鲁得·特里歇（Jean-Claude Trichet ）宣布，该行管理委员会将在 12 月 1 日举行的下一次会议上，提高利率。这一宣告可能成为 特里歇担任行长期间，厘清其职责的时刻。