The big squeeze: monetary union, if it happens, will make most of Europe's derivatives exchanges redundant; which ones will survive?

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European single currency will cause the futures market in Europe to slump. Interest rate contracts in participating countries will fall out of favor as the rates unify and risk disappears. Futures exchanges in England, France and Germany will likely compete to be the single reigning exchange.

Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Security and commodity exchanges, Commodity Exchanges, Futures market, Futures markets, Single European market

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Cut and grow - hope and woe

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European governments are faced with the challenge of having to cut into their budget deficits during a period of low growth. Normally that would not be a good time to slash deficits, but it must be done if nations are to qualify for the European economic and monetary union.

Management, Economic policy, European Monetary System

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Europe's hard core

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Eastern European countries, especially Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland, may soon be ready to integrate more fully into the European monetary system than some of the more established market economies in the West. This could strain Germany's alliance with France.

International economic integration, Economic integration, European Community

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