A EUROPE- IRAN WAR: New EU Foreign and Defence policy
This week, the European Union went to war against Iran. There was no formal declaration, of course, nor even any undeclared use of military force. But the E.U. decision to place an embargo on Iranian oil imports, ban new contracts, and freeze Iranian Central Bank assets is effectively an act of war and may very well result in the military hostilities that sanctions are meant to forestall......
The New Statesman/ICD poll showed 44% of Scots would vote for independence in a straight Yes/No ballot, compared to 45% against. The other 11% were "don't knows".
The survey also revealed 51% of Scots would vote for full control over tax and spending – the so-called devo-max option.
A striking coincidence for Monday’s EU summit
Three-quarters of Germans against increasing €-zone rescue fund
'Iran oil war will bring EU to knees'
Taking Ireland and UK to court
Close to accepting new writedowns: Public sector loans to Greece
At Euro Talks, a Calm Arm-Twister From the U.S.
Fear may save the euro, but not necessarily Europe
NEW YORK—The euro rose to its highest level against the dollar since Dec. 21 as the common currency continues to test the upper end of its trading range.
Market participants said the euro is stuck in a trading range with an upper limit between $1.32 and $1.3250. In the past couple of days, the euro's rally has been halted just shy of $1.32 largely because of technical resistance, analysts said.
Traders unwinding anti-euro bets have been a major reason for the euro's rally over the past week. WSJ
27 Jan 08:42 One euro equals £1.1983 and $1.3111
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