"Whither Europe?" - UBS' George Magnus Asks What Happens After The ECB Prints

" 'By George' author, UBS George Magnus asks the right question, and one posed by Zero Hedge two weeks ago, namely even assuming Germany relents and allows the ECB to print, what happens then? "Some argue that Germany will, sooner or later, capitulate on this issue too, since the only real alternative to the ECB adopting a full lender of last resort role is the slimming down of the EZ in what would be dangerous, unpredictable and almost certainly acrimonious circumstances. If the crisis escalates alarmingly, the ECB does look a little more likely to be given the light to widen its remit, even if under conditions. But then what? How would German voters and the powerful banking elite react to ECB policies that would turn the Bundesbank white? And what would the political consequences of further printing of money be? I ask the questions not to disagree, but to emphasise that what many of us think as the logical way out also has consequences that may not be immediately transparent."

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