Euro's unwanted strength heightens break-up dangers

Our expectation that the euro would fall against the US dollar as the fiscal crisis deepened has not been borne out and we now expect the euro to stay higher for longer. But this unwanted strength will further increase the risks of an eventual euro-zone break-up.

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