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France must lead breakuup of euro - The Japan Times

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:05:24 GMT

France must lead breakuup of euro - The Japan Times
The Japan Times - 7 hours ago

LONDON - France played a decisive role in shaping not only the euro system but the entire European project. This history has predisposed French leaders to the goal of preserving the euro at all costs. Those costs, as we explained in Part 1 of this ...

Der Elefant im Raum

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:26 GMT

Der Elefant im Raum
The Economist (blog) - 8 hours ago

Would the new helicopter drop money be kept in periphery banks and lent out to stimulate business investment? Or does the new money flee say Portugal because Portuguese banks are not safe enough, Portuguese loans are not lucrative and safe enough, ...

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:44:28 GMT

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
Yahoo! News - 8 hours ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark ...

Don't Cry for Me, Euro Zone

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:55:41 GMT

Don't Cry for Me, Euro Zone
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago

Under the German-engineered strategy to escape the euro crisis, struggling southern European members must continue to cut public spending, lower wages and grind down prices until they're competitive again.

Dollar Near Six-Week High Against Euro on Bets Fed Set to Taper

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:59:58 GMT

Dollar Near Six-Week High Against Euro on Bets Fed Set to Taper
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago

The dollar traded near the strongest in more than six weeks against the euro amid bets the Federal Reserve will slow asset purchases on signs the world's biggest economy is accelerating.

Goldman Sachs Chief Confident Euro will Survive - Report

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:43:11 GMT

Goldman Sachs Chief Confident Euro will Survive - Report
Fox Business - 7 hours ago

"The risk that euro will break apart or that individual members are headed for bankruptcy was substantially higher a year ago," he said.

Blankfein Tells Welt Euro Breakup Risk Is Lower Than a Year Ago - Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs Chief Confident Euro will Survive - Report - NASDAQ.com - NASDAQ

Pro-drachma party launches urging Greece to leave the euro

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:10:49 GMT

Pro-drachma party launches urging Greece to leave the euro
euronews - 15 hours ago

Describing the party's stance on leaving the euro, Plan B founder Alekos Alavanos said: “The experience that we have from all the international recession crises is that no country has managed to come out of recession with an 'expensive' currency that's ...

Low Inflation and Falling Imports Confirm Slump in Euro Zone

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:52:38 GMT

Low Inflation and Falling Imports Confirm Slump in Euro Zone
New York Times - May 16, 2013

BRUSSELS - Falling prices in Germany and France pulled euro zone consumer inflation to a three-year low in April, while imports fell 10 percent in March, as new data showed the depth of the bloc's downturn.

Euro-Zone Imports Reflect Weakness - Wall Street Journal
Euro-Area Exports Increase for Third Month on Germany: Economy - Bloomberg

BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:40:40 GMT

BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery
Fox Business - 12 hours ago

BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery. Published May 19, 2013. Reuters. 2013-05-19T092839Z_1_CBRE94I0QBU00_3_BRITAIN.

American Uihlein wins Euro Tour's Madeira Islands Open

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:36:49 GMT

American Uihlein wins Euro Tour's Madeira Islands Open
CBSSports.com - 5 hours ago

American Uihlein wins Euro Tour's Madeira Islands Open. CBSSports.com wire reports. May 19, 2013 1:32 PM ET. SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal -- American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open by two strokes after shooting a 4-under 68 on ...