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Though the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike of 2023 is smaller than those that preceded it, policymakers have signaled that more increases are on the way, despite slowing price growth. But there is good reason to doubt the utility – and fear the consequences – of continued rate hikes, on both sides of the Atlantic.
伦敦— 某些好主意看起来就像是装有定时炸弹的美妙物件。统一的欧洲这个理想本意并不是要引爆欧洲，但最后却有可能以分裂收场。要理解为什么，不妨重新审视一下欧盟思想的起源。
欧盟的主要设计者之一是法国外交官兼经济学家让·莫内，二战期间，他作为欧洲盟军谈判代表在华盛顿呆了很长时间。德国投降后，他认定只有统一的欧洲才能防止西方再一次爆发灾难性的战争。“欧洲不会有和平，”他在回忆录中写道，“如果各国在国家主权的基础上得以再造的话。”
彼时欧洲大陆饱受战争折磨，民族国家制度满目疮痍，支离破碎，莫内的思想得到了一致赞成。唯有获胜的英国人——他们的旧制度或多或少完好地保存着——对此表示怀疑，但其怀疑主要不是针对大陆的统一，而是对其自身是否参与雄心勃勃的欧洲工程犹豫不决。
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