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As Europe's financial crisis intensifies after two years and 1.1 trillion euros $1.5 trillion of short- and long-term euro- area government debt due in 2012, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has forced French President Nicolas Sarkozy into retreat and left U.K. Premier David Cameron on the sidelines.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

As Europe's financial crisis intensifies after two years and 1.1 trillion euros $1.5 trillion of short- and long-term euro- area government debt due in 2012, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has forced French President Nicolas Sarkozy into retreat and left U.K. Premier David Cameron on the sidelines.

BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

Jane Foley , senior currency strategist at Rabobank, thinks sterling will remain in thrall to euro- zone developments for some time, but that it could start to trade more independently in 2012.

Sterling Falls Flat Despite Inflation David Cottle 2011

It clears a broad range of asset classes including securities, exchange traded derivatives, commodities, energy, freight, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and euro- and sterling-denominated bonds and repos.

Clearinghouse LCH Plans to Take Gold as Collateral Rhiannon Hoyle 2011

The French opera star recently spoke with HuffPo about his entry "Sognu" and what it'll be like to sing opera at a contest dominated by euro-pop.

Will Adams: Q&A With Amaury Vassili, France's Eurovision 2011 Contestant Will Adams 2011

Many argue the new liquidity rules are forcing euro- zone banks to deleverage faster.

Nations Risk Backsliding on Credit Rules Simon Nixon 2012

Some of the spillover effects from the euro- zone crisis are real and tangible.

Why the G-20's Summit in Cannes Cannot Fail Paul Hannon 2011

So rather than trading directly in yen, his firm prefers to invest in euro- and pound-denominated Japanese equities.

Here's How to Do It Angela Henshall 2011

To wit: the difference between Reynolds's euro- and dollar-denominated bonds widened back to 7% last week.

European Bonds Lure U.S. Bargain Hunters Matt Wirz 2011

In the words of ECB board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi : "Although this interplay between bank and sovereign debt is limited to a small number of euro-area countries, with a relatively small share of total EU and euro- area GDP, potential contagion to other EU or euro-area countries is not insignificant."

Stabilizers on—but Still Wobbling Geoffrey T. Smith 2011