Euro falls on Catalonia, ‘sharks circle’ Bitcoin

The euro fell against both the dollar and sterling, and the implied borrowing costs for the Spanish government rose amid fears of a standoff over Catalan independence following the regional vote, writes Eamon Quinn.

The euro fell against both the dollar and sterling, and the implied borrowing costs for the Spanish government rose amid fears of a standoff over Catalan independence following the regional vote, writes Eamon Quinn.

Meanwhile, the price of the Bitcoin plummeted as “the sharks circled” the cryptocurrency, a trader said.