Irish PM survives confidence vote

Source: www.forexlive.com

First Gordon Brown survived the worst week of his political life and now the PM of the struggling Republic of Ireland has survived a confidence vote. With Ireland in financial disarray, wide politicians will wait on the sidelines rather than trying to catch a falling knife. EUR/USD is consolidating losses, now at 1.3990.


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