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To: jdege

EU has like the US a high debt. 85 percent of GDP, and rising. Not as bad as the US ( 130 percent). In short, remember England refused to use the Euro, for many reasons which will answer the question.

More:
https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/rising-cost-european-union-borrowing-and-what-do-about-it

Also realize Germany and other EU nations are suffering from senile Joe’s sanctions- Russias reverse sanctions have damaged heavily their manufacturing which depended on cheap Russian energy, commodities, metals, etc.

The future outlook for the EU manufacturing is bleak.


30 posted on 01/10/2024 6:49:16 AM PST by delta7
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To: delta7

The reason the Euro fell out of contention as a reserve currency:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/25/cyprus-bailout-deal-eu-closes-bank


31 posted on 01/10/2024 7:05:21 AM PST by jdege
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