Jean-Claude: I have a unicorn ranch if you want to visit it sometime. The euro is toast. A dead-man walking. Done.
Trichet was a disgrace when running the French Central Bank. Each time he mentioned the French Franc was strong, it was a sell Franc buy Deutschmark signal Now that he is running the ECB, he has reached a new dimension, how can I qualify him? a space clown? A Ligne Maginot defender? Europe is digging its own grave Summer 2010 - Euro - R.I.P.
Everybody panics when a currency is in a downtrend. Remember all of the "USD is dead" posts last year? What happened to that "inevitability"?
Want to bet the EUR will come out of this crisis stronger than ever before ? USD has been declared so many times "R.I.P" - can't count anymore...
Watch the Euro/Gold price. Unlike the US, the EU marks their gold reserves to market. Gold will be their last chance. It's a question of timing and price. I think this is being reviewed at the BIS. (tinfoil hat off)