The BBC reports that tens of thousands of people have protested in Germany against the government's plans to extend the life of its nuclear reactors.
Demonstrators in Stuttgart formed a human chain reaching 45km (27 miles) for the protest, planned before the current nuclear crisis in Japan. Organizers said events in Japan had proved atomic power was an uncontrollable and risky technology. Nuclear policy is a key issue in German regional elections this year.
Angela Merkel is going to discuss the future energy policies with numerous representatives of labor unions and eco-warriors. "We know how safe our plants are and that we do not face a threat from such a serious earthquake or violent tidal wave," she told reporters at a news conference. "But we will learn what we can from the events in Japan, and in the coming days and weeks will follow closely what the analysis yields," she added.
FOREX. EURUSD continues its rally. Experts of the Department of studying Masterforex-V trading system mote that the currency pair is forming wave c(C ) of Daily2. A bullish FZR will confirm the market desire to update the high of November 2010, with 1,4247 and 1,4281 being the resistance levels. On the contrary, breaking below the sloping channel will initiate a bearish momentum of Daily4. Its “moment of truth” and a bearish FZR of the same wave level will show that the market is unwilling to reverse in mid-term perspective in the form of a classic correction ABC pattern.
Alex von Stachelkopf

Alex von Stachelkopf