All eyes remain on the beleaguered euro.
With selling pressure continuing unabated, the euro has hit lifetime lows against the dollar and the yen.
Although European finance ministers have declared the unit's current level does not reflect the strong fundamentals of the euro zone, the world currency market remains unconvinced.
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