Just when the world thought Europe was the new cleanest dirty shirt, ECB's Asmussen and Germany's Merkel have opened the can of European worms once more. First Asmussen...
- *ASMUSSEN SAYS ECB IS NOT AN ECONOMIC ALL-PURPOSE WEAPON
- *ASMUSSEN SAYS OMT PROGRAM LEGALLY POSSIBLE (a year later, still not sure?)
- *ASMUSSEN SAYS GERMANY 3Q WILL BE 'SOMEWHAT WEAKER' THAN 2Q
and then Merkel...
- *MERKEL SAYS GREECE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN LET INTO EURO AT ENTRY
- *MERKEL SAYS SCHROEDER RESPONSIBLE FOR `FALSE' GREECE DECISION
So that would appear to be it for those hoping for her to soften her stance post-elections... and remember Greek debt is soaring once again. [4]