Nicolas Sarkozy's stage-managed statements. There are two ways of interpreting Nicolas Sarkozy's grand stage-managed statements that the powers and operating mode of the European Central Bank (ECB) must be changed to get it to directly stimulate economic growth in the EU. One interpretation is that the French president agrees with the idea that the ECB should be able to buy up bonds from struggling member states. The other interpretation is that this is electioneering that has no chance of...