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Collapse Of The Euro Is ‘Inevitable’: Bailing Out Greece Is Futile, Says French Banking Chief

SHOCK: Collapse Of The Euro Is ‘Inevitable’: Bailing Out Greece Is Futile, Says French Banking Chief

Courtesy of The Daily Bail, citing the Daily Mail

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Finally some good sense from the Euro Block.  With an economy 1/14th the size of Germany’s, Greece shouldn’t be a part of the ECU.  Do not bail.  Bring in the IMF, force some actual austerity on the free-spending Greeks and kick them out of the currency union, so they have some flexibility with monetary policy.

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The European single currency is facing an ‘inevitable break-up’ a leading French bank claimed yesterday.

Strategists at Paris-based Société Générale said that any bailout of the stricken Greek economy would only provide ‘sticking plasters’ to cover the deep- seated flaws in the eurozone bloc.

The stark warning came as the euro slipped further on the currency markets and dire growth figures raised the prospect of a ‘double-dip’ recession in the embattled zone.

In a note to investors, SocGen strategist Albert Edwards said: ‘My own view is that there is little "help" that can be offered by the other eurozone nations other than temporary, confidence-giving "sticking plasters" before the ultimate denouement: the break-up of the eurozone.’

The alarming claim came a day after European Union leaders promised ‘determined and co-ordinated’ action to shore up Greece’s tattered public finances, but disappointed traders by failing to provide specifics.

The European single currency is facing an ‘inevitable break-up’ a leading French bank claimed yesterday.

Strategists at Paris-based Société Générale said that any bailout of the stricken Greek economy would only provide ‘sticking plasters’ to cover the deep- seated flaws in the eurozone bloc.

The stark warning came as the euro slipped further on the currency markets and dire growth figures raised the prospect of a ‘double-dip’ recession in the embattled zone.

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