Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Trichet Says Euro Crisis Has Reached ‘Systemic Dimension’



European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet
Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg
European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet,
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said Europe’s debt crisis now threatens the region’s financial system as officials race to put together a new plan to end the turmoil.
“The crisis has reached a systemic dimension,” Trichet told lawmakers in Brussels today in his capacity as head of the European Systemic Risk Board. “Sovereign stress has moved from smaller economies to some of the larger countries. The crisis is systemic and must be tackled decisively.” Read rest of the article here.

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