Fundamental market review for September 14, 2011
The euro is now in a defensive position amid fading hopes that China will buy Italian obligations. Investors have been considering the comments made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the stabilizing measures: she thinks they are to be long-term. Merkel also emphasized that the eurozone debt crisis is unlikely to be settled soon.
The euro has been facing downtrend risks amid remaining concerns over swelling European debt problems. Investors have been attaching great significance to the phone conference of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy that is to take place later during the session, Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Yuzo brokerage promotion manager Sakai says.
The European Commission will soon put forward its offers on eurozone obligation release, president of the European Commission Jos Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday. Yet he warned that it will not put an end to the crisis. "I want to confirm that the Commission will soon present options for the introduction of eurobonds," he said.
"Some of these could be implemented within the terms of the current treaty, and others would require treaty changes."
"But we must be honest: this will not bring an immediate solution for all the problems we face and it will come as an element of a comprehensive approach to further economic and political integration," he said.
Barroso highlighted the need for deeper integration of eurozone and added that it will not be until eurozone shows that it can fulfill its obligations that the financial markets will be confident in the ability of eurozone to overcome the crisis.
Performed by Natalia Grigorieva, Analytical expert