Weidmann: Euro survival doesn't depend on Greece, contagion can't be ruled out

Bundesbank head Weidmann

• Says the European Central Bank can't give financing to Greece if political negotiations fail
• Says consequences hard to control if Greece defaults, entirely up to Greece whether it remains in euro
• Euro's survival doesn't depend on Greece, but contagion cannot be ruled out
• Says EU fiscal rules need to be tougher, applied more severely

Weidmann in a La Stampa interview, Reuters with the headlines

EUR dribbling a little lower ... not much in it though:

Give it up Jens, no point tryin' to fight the Fed dude!