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Danish central bank swears it won't break euro peg either
Denmark Says It Has Tools to Defend Euro Peg After Surprise Cut
By Peter Levring and Frances Schwartzkopff
Bloomberg News
Monday, January 19, 2015
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Denmark today sought to quash speculation it may follow Switzerland and abandon its euro peg, delivering a surprise interest-rate cut to prevent the krone gaining further.
"We have the necessary tools to defend the peg," Karsten Biltoft, head of communications at the central bank in Copenhagen, said by phone. Asked whether Denmark could ever consider abandoning its currency peg, he said, "Of course not."
Since the Swiss National Bank shocked markets on Jan. 15 by jettisoning its three-year-old euro peg, Scandinavia's biggest banks have fielded calls from hedge funds and other offshore investors asking whether Denmark could be next. ...
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