BRENDAN BROWN International economist practising in London, UK. He has authored many books on international financial topics, including monetary problems in US, Europe and Japan and asset market pricing (including exchange rates) in a global context. The bookscover both contemporary trends and historical topics. Dr. Brown is a regular contributor to Japanese and European financial media. He was awarded a PhD by London School of Economics and MBA by University of Chicago.

'The majority of economic analysts, especially those in financial markets, follow governments, central banks and international institutions in trusting to large-scale macroeconomic forecasts...Brendan Brown...belongs to the select band of commentators who prefer to derive their analysis from the market prices of key variables. For this reason alone he deserves our attention.' - The Financial Times '...an insightful little book...' - Welling@weeden.com

• Introduction Euro Indictment Origins of the Euro-Bubble The Bursting of the Bubble The Trial EMU is Dead: Long Live EMU!