>This could do harm to other countries whose banking systems have been having trouble.
This. Cyprus isn't the most troubled southern EU country. That honor goes to Italy or Spain. It was a bad idea for Germany to have tipped its hand this early in the game. They should have reserved this for Italy or something. You're going to see a bunch of people moving their cash out the southern EU countries ASAP.
This. Cyprus isn't the most troubled southern EU country. That honor goes to Italy or Spain. It was a bad idea for Germany to have tipped its hand this early in the game. They should have reserved this for Italy or something. You're going to see a bunch of people moving their cash out the southern EU countries ASAP.