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The euro is finding support on the assumption that the sovereign debt crisis will be contained. Many forex traders seem to think that European leaders are serious about finding a solution to the debt crisis, and that it will be contained.

Even though there doesn’t appear to be plans to expand the EFSF, there is an expectation that European leaders will do something to prevent the spread of sovereign debt contagion before it can bring down Italy, Spain, and possibly France. Right now, efforts to require recapitalization for banks appears to be in the works, as well as a focus on protecting the ECB from problems stemming from the amount of Greek debt it is exposed to.

Right now, these considerations don’t seem to be causing a lot of disquiet, though. At 13:51 GMT, EUR/USD is higher at 1.3615, a change of 0.0083 above the open of 1.3533. EUR/JPY is also higher, 104.05 rather than 103.33. EUR/GBP is virtually unchanged from the o

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In the broadcast today: Are EUR & USD Entering a New Phase of the Debt Crisis? As equities and risk appetite continue to deteriorate, we examine the early warning signs of what looks like the next phase of the global debt crisis and explore its potential impact on the EUR and the USD, we analyze the latest trend developments with the EUR/USD and GBP\/USD currency pairs, we follow up on the bearish breakout in the USD\/JPY pair as the USD bounces off the new 15-year lows against the JPY, we note the newly-established all-time low for the EUR vs. CHF, we highlight the market’s reaction to the Japanese Trade Balance, the German IFO Business Sentiment survey, the U.S. Durable Goods Orders and New Home Sales, we discuss new forecasts from Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS, and prepare for the trading session ahead.

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