<![CDATA[Europeans See Euro As Overtaking Dollar: FT Poll]]>

1.0 link 153874 <![CDATA[Europeans See Euro As Overtaking Dollar: FT Poll]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/29/europeans-see-euro-as-ove_n_153874.html The euro could overtake the dollar in global importance in the next five years, a large majority of continental Europeans believe, according to a poll days before Europe's monetary union reaches its 10th birthday.

The striking display of faith in the euro, revealed in an FT/Harris poll published on Monday, follows recent rises in the currency's value that have brought it close to parity with the pound.

On a trade-weighted basis the euro hit a record high this month, raising fears about...

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