Soros: European debt crisis could be worse than Lehmans

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Billionaire investor George Soros has warned the eurozone's debt problems could potentially be worse than the Lehman Brothers' collapse due to a lack of leadership on the Continent.

The hedge fund manager said European policymakers will not come up with measures to help fund European banks, with shares now back at their lowest point since March 2009. In an interview with The New York Times, Soros said eurozone leaders have no idea how they will give markets a much needed boost. He added with no plan in place, Europe's banks will struggle to ride out the crisis. "This crisis has the potential to be a lot worse than Lehman Brothers," said Soros. "The lack of an authoritative pan-European body to handle a banking crisis of this severity is causing a huge probl...

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