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S&P, the ratings agency, downgraded Spain’s sovereign debt, a move which effectively put fear back into the markets that the Eurozone’s contagion was, indeed, spreading.

The single currency moved higher against the U.S. Dollar in late Asian trading and remains steady near a 1-month high struck yesterday.

After the Slovakian parliament rejected the amendment which would bolster the firepower of the Eurozone’s emergency fund, the EFSF, the common currency fell broadly in Asian trading, reversing much of the gains made in the recent corrective rally.

In Asian trading, the Euro held onto Monday’s gains as hope for a comprehensive Eurozone debt plan continues to gain momentum.

The common currency edged higher in Asian trading today following news from Germany and France that policymakers there will provide a new and comprehensive plan which will shore up under-capitalized Eurozone banks.

the Eurozone’s policy makers are at last working toward resolution of the Eurozone debt crisis, the common currency has held onto its recent gains during trading in the Asian session.

While the head of the ECB, Jean-Claude Trichet, has maintained his hawkish tone, renewed calls for additional stimulus to spur the sluggish Eurozone economy may be enough to sway the policymakers.

Government agencies, public transportation services and tax offices were closed on Wednesday in a large-scale effort to protest against the austerity measures set to be imposed by the EU/IMF bailout, which was, in its ideal form, set to remedy Greek’s debt problems.

After a brief rally triggered by a late rise on Wall Street, the Euro which had struck $1.3355, is now back under pressure in Asian trading, and edging toward a 10-month low against the U.S. Dollar.

The Euro slipped close to a 9-month low against the U.S. Dollar as new-found fear grips investors worried that Greece is imminently about to default on its sovereign debt.

Despite strict austerity measures, it has now been confirmed that Greece will miss its deficit target this year. This announcement caused stock markets to plummet further, on the heels of last week’s deplorable end to Q3, which saw the biggest quarterly losses since 2008.

The Euro fell past an 8-month low against the U.S. Dollar in Asian trading today, again, as in the past due primarily to the absence of a credible response to the European debt crisis.

The Japanese Yen gained broadly in Asian trading today as exporters from Japan sold off their holdings in the U.S. Dollar and the common currency Euro to settle their accounts for the month’s end.

Unsurprisingly, given the Eurozone’s various crises over the past several months, the common currency is on track to record its worst quarter in better than a year.

The Euro continues to cling to recent gains against the U.S. Dollar, holding steady above the 8-month trough struck earlier in the week.