Brussels, 13/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - Otmar Issing, Chief Economist at the European Central Bank (ECB) referred on Tuesday to concerns within the Frankfurt institution at the combination of an inflationist thrust and a slowdown in economic activity in the euro zone. Mr. Issing told the press that "intervention is part of the arsenal of a central bank", while stipulating that "it is used first and spoken about later". This statement, according to certain experts, would open the door to an...