Jean-Claude Trichet: The financial crisis and the ECB's response so far Keynote address by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, at the Chatham House Global Financial Forum, New York, 27 April 2009. *  *  *  Ladies and gentlemen, Chatham House was established after the First World War to promote understanding of international affairs.
My intention today is to promote understanding of the European policy framework and specifically our response to the financial crisis. Policy-makers around the globe are facing formidable challenges as the crisis, which originated within a few blocks from here, has swept across the globe. Restoring confidence in the global financial system is of paramount importance.