Merkel Slams American Banks... German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized market speculation against the euro, saying that financial institutions bailed out with public funds are exploiting the budget crisis in Greece & elsewhere... "That’s very difficult to explain to people in a democracy who should trust us"... criticizes those banks "that brought us to the brink of the abyss" - thinks it would be a 'scandal' if those same banks were found to have helped Greece obscure its finances... 1st article: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-23/merkel-slams-euro-speculation-warns-of-resentment-update1-.html ... 2nd article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/08/us-banks-european-bond-trading (3*)