In those cases, even a government with the proper economic fundamentals and its financial house in order could still run into trouble. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is well aware of this: in the early 1990’s, he confronted such a crisis as Governor of the Bank of France.
对于那些经济健全的汇率机制成员国，市场也会检验其政策制定者的决心，尤其是在突发重大事件或是大选之时。在某些案例中，即便是一个经济基础稳固，金融运作有序的政府也可能陷入麻烦。欧洲央行行长让-克劳德·特里谢深知这一点：在1990年代初，时任法国央行行长的他就应对过类似的危机。