Breaking News
Get 45% Off 0
Investors lost 37% by missing this ONE signal 😵
Read now

Euro Climbs As Finance Ministers Struggle To Agree On Banking Terms

By Benzinga (Benzinga )Market OverviewJun 25, 2013 08:22AM ET
www.investing.com/analysis/euro-climbs-as-finance-ministers-struggle-to-agree-on-banking-terms-172804
Euro Climbs As Finance Ministers Struggle To Agree On Banking Terms
By Benzinga (Benzinga )   |  Jun 25, 2013 08:22AM ET
Saved. See Saved Items.
This article has already been saved in your Saved Items
 

The euro edged up to $1.3129 on Tuesday morning after sinking last week due to a stronger dollar.

After huge gains following the US Federal Reserve's announcement that it would begin to taper its stimulus spending toward the end of the year, the dollar retreated a bit because of several comments from Fed officials which quashed speculation of an early stimulus pullback.

However, the euro's rise could be short lived as eurozone policy makers argue over the terms of the region's centralized banking union plans. After unsuccessful negotiations last week, eurozone leaders will meet on Wednesday to try to hammer out the framework for the banking union, namely, who will pay when a bank collapses.

Most eurozone members agree that a banking union is necessary to get the bloc's financial system back on track, but not being able to agree on basic methodologies could put a stop to the whole process. Although leaders agreed to move forward on a banking union which would prevent failing banks from bankrupting governments last year, the prospect of another “bail in” similar to that in Cyprus has some nations on edge.

The original plans called for the banks to be bailed out by taxpayers, but according to Reuters, a debate between France and Germany over how to impose those losses has halted forward progress.

At the moment, most EU finance ministers agree that losses should be the responsibility of shareholders and bondholders first, followed by deposits of more than 100,000 euros. German officials have said they won't sign off on the banking union until the ministers agree on a deal regarding this hierarchy that indicates how the region will implement this system and exactly who will pay for it.

BY Laura Brodbeck

Euro Climbs As Finance Ministers Struggle To Agree On Banking Terms
 

Related Articles

Ed Yardeni
Trump 2.0 Uncertainty Raises Odds of a US Recession By Ed Yardeni - Mar 10, 2025 2

We haven’t had to change our subjective probabilities for our three alternative economic scenarios for quite some time. We are doing so today and may have to do so more frequently...

Euro Climbs As Finance Ministers Struggle To Agree On Banking Terms

Add a Comment

Comment Guidelines

We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your perspective and ask questions of authors and each other. However, in order to maintain the high level of discourse we’ve all come to value and expect, please keep the following criteria in mind:  

  •            Enrich the conversation, don’t trash it.

  •           Stay focused and on track. Only post material that’s relevant to the topic being discussed. 

  •           Be respectful. Even negative opinions can be framed positively and diplomatically. Avoid profanity, slander or personal attacks directed at an author or another user. Racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination will not be tolerated.

  • Use standard writing style. Include punctuation and upper and lower cases. Comments that are written in all caps and contain excessive use of symbols will be removed.
  • NOTE: Spam and/or promotional messages and comments containing links will be removed. Phone numbers, email addresses, links to personal or business websites, Skype/Telegram/WhatsApp etc. addresses (including links to groups) will also be removed; self-promotional material or business-related solicitations or PR (ie, contact me for signals/advice etc.), and/or any other comment that contains personal contact specifcs or advertising will be removed as well. In addition, any of the above-mentioned violations may result in suspension of your account.
  • Doxxing. We do not allow any sharing of private or personal contact or other information about any individual or organization. This will result in immediate suspension of the commentor and his or her account.
  • Don’t monopolize the conversation. We appreciate passion and conviction, but we also strongly believe in giving everyone a chance to air their point of view. Therefore, in addition to civil interaction, we expect commenters to offer their opinions succinctly and thoughtfully, but not so repeatedly that others are annoyed or offended. If we receive complaints about individuals who take over a thread or forum, we reserve the right to ban them from the site, without recourse.
  • Only English comments will be allowed.
  • Any comment you publish, together with your investing.com profile, will be public on investing.com and may be indexed and available through third party search engines, such as Google.

Perpetrators of spam or abuse will be deleted from the site and prohibited from future registration at Investing.com’s discretion.

Write your thoughts here
 
Are you sure you want to delete this chart?
 
Post
Post also to:
 
Replace the attached chart with a new chart ?
1000
Your ability to comment is currently suspended due to negative user reports. Your status will be reviewed by our moderators.
Please wait a minute before you try to comment again.
Thanks for your comment. Please note that all comments are pending until approved by our moderators. It may therefore take some time before it appears on our website.
 
Are you sure you want to delete this chart?
 
Post
 
Replace the attached chart with a new chart ?
1000
Your ability to comment is currently suspended due to negative user reports. Your status will be reviewed by our moderators.
Please wait a minute before you try to comment again.
Add Chart to Comment
Confirm Block

Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?

By doing so, you and %USER_NAME% will not be able to see any of each other's Investing.com's posts.

%USER_NAME% was successfully added to your Block List

Since you’ve just unblocked this person, you must wait 48 hours before renewing the block.

Report this comment

I feel that this comment is:

Comment flagged

Thank You!

Your report has been sent to our moderators for review
Continue with Apple
Continue with Google
or
Sign up with Email