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Book Bits | 10.05.13

The Fall of the Euro: Reinventing the Eurozone and the Future of Global Investing
By Jens Nordvig
Summary via publisher, McGraw-Hill
The euro started out with great promise, but it has seen major problems in the last few years. What will happen if Germany decides to drop the euro? Greece? Italy? Spain? How will your investments be affected? The financial crisis of 2007-2008 may have had its epicenter in the United States, but it exposed fault lines inherent in the euro. Some have given way, resulting in crises in Greece, Spain, Ireland, Cyprus, and other European nations. But if action isn’t taken soon, the whole European financial system might give way to a crisis the likes of which the world has never seen. Jens Nordvig describes the potential outcome as “financial anarchy.” The Fall of the Euro is a detailed exploration of this precarious situation. As Nomura’s global head of currency strategy, Jens Nordvig is among the world’s top experts on the euro, and he provides the information, insight, and authoritative analysis you need to make the wisest investment decisions possible.

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