LONDON – The European Central Bank’s recently announced policy of bond buying, what it calls “outright monetary transactions” (OMTs) marks a convergence of European central banks with their Anglo-Saxon counterparts. While the ECB’s actions represent the best chance yet to put an end to a crisis that has been playing out since 2010, the Bank has markedly raised the stakes for governments.
伦敦—欧洲央行最近宣布了自称为“直接货币交易”（OMT）的债券购买计划，这标志着欧洲央行开始向其盎格鲁-撒克逊同侪靠拢。欧洲央行的举措代表着终结2010年爆发的欧洲债务危机的最佳办法，但也将显著增加各国政府的风险。