There is more substanceto the secondfear: thatrewarding trouble-prone economies like Latvia with euroentrywillshorten the odds of a euro-zonefiscalcrisis.
The latest arise from the slide of the Japanese yen (see article), which has led pundits toshortentheodds on a Chinese devaluation, which in turn has made everyone worry about everywhere else in Asia.
However, despite seeing theodds on him being selected for Capello's 2010 squad shortento 5-4 with bookmakers, Owen remains odds-on not to make the plane to South Africa at 4-7.