“It is imperative for the ECB to introduce a digital euro”, said Philip Lane, the European Central Bank’s chief economist, in a recent speech. Earlier last month Paschal Donohoe, president of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, spoke of a “heightened level of urgency” in progressing to a digital currency. Take heed. These remarks show that even as Donald Trump’s tariffs take up most of Europe’s attention, some Europeans are alert to the next geoeconomic front: a US push to shore up its dominance of international payments.
「歐洲央行(European Central Bank)必須推出數字歐元，」歐洲央行首席經濟學家菲力普•萊恩(Philip Lane)在最近的一次演講中說道。上個月早些時候，歐元集團財長會議主席帕斯卡爾•多諾霍(Paschal Donohoe)談到了推進數位幣的「緊迫性」。請注意，這些言論表明，即使唐納•川普(Donald Trump)的關稅佔據了歐洲大部分的注意力，一些歐洲人仍然對下一個地緣經濟前沿保持警覺：美國正在推動鞏固其在國際支付中的主導地位。