Natürlich war die Eurozone, was die Überraschung durch die Finanzkrise anging, nicht allein. Begonnen hatte die Krise in den USA, mit angeblich sicheren, auf Hypothekendarlehen minderer Bonität beruhenden Wertpapieren.
Of course, the eurozone was not alone in being taken by surprise by the financial crisis, which had started in the United States with supposedly safe securities based on subprime mortgages.