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Administrator
Despite its recent weakness, the euro has remained remarkably strong for a currency in crisis. When nations experience financial crises their currencies normally collapse far more than the euro has, as shown in the Deutschebank chart above.
Deutsche Bank:
'The US case is looking starkly different. Rather than depreciating when the crisis hit, the dollar appreciated significantly. Ironically, although US financial assets (subprime mortgage-backed securities) were at the root of the crisis, the US Treasury market remained the safe haven of choice for global investors, and the dollar appreciated as a result.'
The euro should be able to continue defying gravity, compared to most currencies during a crisis, as long as... A) It doesn't see a deterioration in its reserve currency status with central banks, and B) Sovereign debt concerns don't spread beyond Europe's 'PIIGS' periphery nations into core nations such as France or Germany.