Europe

Schroders' Andy Brough believes an eventual collapse of the euro would not be the Doomsday event many fear and could be the best scenario for many nations on the Continent.

A number of hedge funds that made millions from the implosion of America's subprime market are betting on a similarly dramatic collapse of the euro.

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At the beginning of this year, who would have bet on the potential disintegration of the euro?

European sovereign debt does not compensate investors adequately for the risk they are taking, says Axa Investment Managers' chief investment officer Chris Iggo.

Annual eurozone consumer price inflation rose to a 16-month high of 1.5% in April, driven by rising energy prices, according to data released last week by Eurostat.

Europe is beginning to look attractive again following sharp falls in the euro and the region's stock markets, according to Sarasin's Mark Whitehead.

Germany's decision to ban naked short-selling could be replicated in other markets as regulators panic, Gartmore's Ben Wallace believes.

Fund managers are predicting the downfall of the beleaguered euro, with M&G bond vigilante Richard Woolnough among those forecasting an end to the single currency.

Eurozone government debt is turning investors away from the highly publicised Piigs nations and onto countries with different budgetary issues