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Euro weakness set to be sustained

Recent strong downward pressure on the euro exchange rate might ease in the very near term. But further ahead, poor euro-zone growth, the implementation of quantitative easing and fears for the region’s indebted economies suggest that the currency is set for a sustained period of weakness that will probably see it fall to levels not seen since shortly after its introduction.

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