Europe continues to be a mixed picture, with the European Central Bank almost perversely raising interest rates even as Europe’s economy needs further stimulation to ensure its recovery. As if that were not bad enough, Germany’s new government is promising to raise taxes.
欧洲的情况继续喜忧参半。尽管欧洲经济需要进一步刺激，以确保复苏，但欧洲中央银行还是一意孤行地提高了利率。德国新任政府好像还怕这样不够糟糕，居然承诺要增加税收。财务方面刚正不阿，如果用在正确的地方，正确的时间，值得赞扬，但是现在是错误的地方，错误的时间，而德国复苏的前景将因此而黯淡。