German Elections and the EMU

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Channel: FXStreet · 2011 · Education

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Expert: Joseph Trevisani, Chief Market Analyst at FX Solutions
Summary:
Egypt dominated the television headlines and news all week but the more important event for the currency markets and the euro was the resignation of Axel Weber, the head of the German Central Bank.

The impact on the world economy of the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the Egyptian Army's assumption of power will play out over the next seven months as Egypt moves to elections. The resignation of Mr. Weber from the Bundesbank effective April 30th was a surprise and is an immediate and enormous problem for Angel Merkel and the ECB.

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