Euro-zone break-up now more likely than not

We have come to the conclusion that the balance of probabilities has swung against the euro-zone surviving in its present form. We have been brought to this point by our analysis of the problems of indebtedness, competitiveness and structural economic weakness in the euro-zone, combined with recent market anxiety about sovereign debt and the continued fragility of the world economy.

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