Lord Rothschild's £130m euro bet

One of the wealthiest men in the world has taken a near £130m bet against the euro via his £1.9bn RIT Capital Partners investment trust.

Banking dynasty head Lord Rothschild has taken a -7% net short position on the currency, up from -3% at the end of January. Rothschild isn't alone in shorting the euro. The beginning of the end for the troubled currency?%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%