Do European election results signal increased fiat currency risk?
*Bloomberg, by Catarina Saraiva & Emma Charlton, May 7, 2012:
'The euro weakened to a more than three-month low after Francois
Hollande was elected president of France and as Greek voters flocked to
anti-bailout parties, stoking concern austerity efforts in Europe may
be derailed.
The 17-nation currency slid for a sixth day, its longest series of
declines since September, dropping as much as 1 percent before paring
losses. Hollande, who becomes the first Socialist in 17 years to
control Europe's second-biggest economy, pledged to push for less
austerity and more growth in the region. The yen weakened against
most of its major counterparts as stocks gained, boosting demand for
risky assets.
'The outcomes in both France and Greece are decidedly negative for the
euro,' said Omer Esiner, chief market analyst in Washington at
Commonwealth Foreign Exchange Inc., a currency brokerage. 'There's
still a risk that we see this result in some kind of clashes between
France and Germany going forward, based on their views on growth versus
austerity. That is a key risk for the euro.'
The euro declined to $1.2955, the weakest since Jan. 25, before trading
0.3 percent lower at $1.3051 at 5 p.m. New York time. It dropped
0.2 percent to 104.28 yen. The U.S. dollar advanced 0.1 percent to
79.92 yen.
South Africa's rand led gains among the most-traded currencies, rising
0.4 percent to 7.7979 per U.S. dollar, and Canada's dollar added 0.3
percent to 99.31 cents per U.S. dollar.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) was little changed after
earlier dropping as much as 0.4 percent.''
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