And the big American banks now want to use the slow pace of change in Europe as a brake on US policy (for example, through the ongoing free-trade negotiations between the European Union and the US). If the US is to escape the consequences of government capture by big Wall Street banks, it cannot wait for Europe to catch up on regulation, including capital requirements.
换句话说，重要欧洲国家仍与美国一样被金融利益所俘虏。而美国大银行现在则向利用欧洲节奏缓慢的变化来给美国的政策刹车（比如，通过欧盟与美国之间正在进行中的自由贸易谈判）。如果美国要想摆脱政府被华尔街大银行俘虏所造成的后果，就不能坐等欧洲监管（包括资本要求）自己赶上来。