Since the shift to the left in Greece, piling speculation over a secession from the euro-zone. Among them, according to the rating agency Fitch could also suffer from other members of the currency area - all credit ratings would be in danger ... more on SPIEGEL ONLINE

A state bankruptcy of Greece, which lead to a withdrawal of the country from the euro zone could be, on everyone's lips. With the parliamentary election on Sunday is a working and the agreed savings and reform government further receded into the distance ... more on Reuters.com

If necessary, Japan will intervene after the elections in France and Greece again in the foreign exchange market. "We need to watch," said the Minister. The elections stoke uncertainty among investors ... more on DiePresse.com

The Swiss central bank will continue to hold the minimum euro rate of 1.20 francs. An increase is not currently come into question, said SNB President Thomas Jordan ... more on Handelsblatt.com

The rating agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded Spain and the government in Madrid to continue under pressure. In assessing long-term bond rating agency placed the creditworthiness of the Spanish "A" to "BBB +" by two steps, a deep ... more on FAZ

In assessing the U.S. economic development are the "bulls" and "bear" agree on at least one: The dollar down, the most undervalued currency in the world. Especially when the debt crisis threatened in the euro area the recovery of the global economy ... more WELT ONLINE

The hoped-for short-term increase in the IMF crisis threatens repellent to be in danger. Not just the big emerging countries including Canada, but still want tougher measures of euro area countries in crisis defense ... more on WirtschaftsBlatt.at

It's almost absurd, but the pound is increasingly seen as a safe haven to escape the increasingly investors. Here, the British Isles put themselves in a crisis ... continue to WirtschaftsBlatt.at

From the market point of view and based on the daily charts, the British pound is against the U.S. dollar in the very advanced phase correction in a downtrend. The secondary trend does show the typical corrections for troubled price development, but remains intact.

04/13/2012 GBPUSD - daily

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will prevent the words of its current president, Thomas Jordan, an appreciation of the franc against the euro continue by all means ... continue to Handelsblatt.com

The line of the Swiss National Bank is clear: The Franks must not fall below the mark of 1.20 francs per euro. This he has done for a short time. Now, the SNB must show how serious they really mean by the defense ... more on FTD.de