If the central bank of the country that printed its “strong currency” (Germany) had been willing to provide unlimited support to a “weak currency,” things would have been sorted out. Germany’s Bundesbank, it was suggested, would stand ready to buy “unlimited quantities” of lire or francs, so no one would dare to short either currency.
当时某些汇率机制观察家认为这些问题不难解决。只要那些印刷“硬通货”的国家央行（比如德国）愿意向那些“软通货”同僚们提供无限度的支持，问题自然迎刃而解。倘若德国央行时刻准备着购入“无限数量”的意大利里拉或者法郎，当然也没人敢做空这些货币了。