Even though a consensus had emerged in the Council that a December interest rate hike would be necessary, a handful of holdouts on the ECB Governing Council – some with their own very private agendas – leaked misleading and, in one instance, clearly false information to the press in a futile attempt to thwart the increase.
尽管在欧洲央行委员会上，已经出现一致意见，认为12 月的利率上涨势在必行，但委员会中还是有少数人（这些人中，部分有着自己的打算）拒不让步，将具有误导性的，有一次甚至是明显虚假的信息透露给新闻界，试图阻挠利率上涨，却徒劳无功。