Won’t be helping euro any. New session low 1.3305.

  • Greece must align wages with productivity
  • Believes amounts ofl oans to Greece sufficient
  • Won’t repeat same mistakes as during Asian crisis
  • Latvia had very tough programme, its problems are solved now
  • There is a risk of Europe falling in two parts
  • Does not see risk of Germany exiting the euro zone
  • European institutions sometimes too slow but confident will find comprehensive solution
  • ECB has given adequate resources to the banking system in euro zone

General risk appetite seems to be evaporating somewhat. US stocks lower, oil and especially gold coming off at a rate of knots.