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Euro About to Mark 10 Years

Posted May 1, 08 6:02 PM CDT in Business,  World 

(Newser) – Like many 10-year-olds, the euro has had its ups and downs, but its current ascendancy is worrying, and not just to fans of the weakening dollar; some European states are chafing at the strength of their common currency, the New York Times reports. The German economic engine is causing high prices and ballooning debt in countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.

These concerns are not new; some founders of the euro even doubted its future, fearing that countries with weaker economies, such as Italy, could not accommodate a union with dynamos such as Germany. But Europe came together for the sake of a political union; then the German economy faltered, and low interest rates were the norm. Now the tide has turned.

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