As the President of the ECB stated in November 2008 in the 5th ECB Central Banking Conference: “(.) there were warning signs, even back in 2006, that global markets were “priced for perfection” and that even a small change in conditions could severely disrupt financial markets (.) We knew that a storm was brewing but, admittedly, we did not know exactly where.
Ainsi que le déclarait le président de la BCE, en novembre 2008, lors de la cinquième Conférence des banques centrales de la BCE: "[...] il y avait des signes alarmants, même dès 2006, que les marchés mondiaux étaient à leur plus haut (priced for perfection) et que le moindre changement dans les conditions pourrait gravement les perturber.