Italy forced to pay record rates Belgium credit rating downgraded US debt talks on verge of failure Hungarian debt downgraded to junk Portugal debt ratings cut to 'junk' status Irish Republic on the eurozone critical list Spain is bust Greek total debt: €340 billion
Headlines just in the news this week! It's obvious the Eurozone is in trouble,
apart from Germany and
France, any one of the member states could go bust in the near future. What can a country do if it comes out of the Euro? Print loads of cash in its own currency? That would work for a time but any imports would get progressivly dearer which would put unbearable pressure on their home businesses. Can people survive without any currency? A bartering scenario would evolve but it would not be long before using gold as a substitute currency would appear commonplace. However it is tackled, the outlook is bleak. Lets hope a solution is found! |