The continuation of the current crisis is likely to produce more foreign-exchange crises, as governments’ creditworthiness and the position of their banks go hand in hand. In 1992, during the crisis that rocked the European Monetary System, France’s finance minister, Michel Sapin, spoke in parliament about how the French Revolution had used the guillotine on speculators.
本轮危机如果持续下去，就可能导致更多外汇危机，因为各国政府的信用跟它们国家银行的风险敞口紧密相关。 1992 年，当危机冲击欧洲货币体系之际，法国财政部长，米歇尔·萨潘（ Michel Sapin ）对议会说起，法国大革命是如何用断头台对付投机客。