contagion

The euro struggled to find any friends in Asia on Thursday, on renewed fears of contagion in Europe, while the U.S. dollar remained on the defensive as Washington showed no signs of progress in debt agreement. more...

With markets and political analysts beginning to say that a Greek default is unavoidable, continuing to delay the inevitable may be the best bet to avoid contagion into other Southern European countries, according to some market observers. more...

A look at Ireland's vulnerability to Euro's growing debt crisis, with Marc Chandler, BBH global head of currency strategy, and The Fast Money traders weigh in on trades to place today. more...