Obama-Sarkozy convergence? The fact that Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy have expressed views that largely corroborate each other with regard to new rules for finance is a positive development. The firm condemnation of financial abuse and the demand for greater discipline were expressed with equal measure from a US president considered (according to American criteria) to be on the left and a French president from the centre-right. The division between the centre-right/left in this case...