Haughty indifference,or masterly inactivity?

摘要

TWICE a month the governing council of the European Central Bank (ECB) meets on the 36th floor of the Eurotower in Frankfurt.The lifts must be permanently out of order,leaving members so out of breath by the time they reach the boardroom that they can no longer think straight.What other explanation can there be for why the bank has left interest rates stuck at 2% for no less than 25 months?