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Forecasters See Euro Weakness

Currency to slide amid spending cuts and renewed debt turmoil.

By Lukanyo Mnyanda and Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg | Updated on April 10, 2012

The most accurate foreign-exchange forecasters say the euro will slide as austerity-driven spending cuts from Spain to Italy reignite debt turmoil and drag the region into recession.

Nick Bennenbroek, head of currency strategy at Wells Fargo & Co., who topped the list for the fourth time out of the past six quarters according to data compiled by Bloomberg, expects the euro to drop more than 5 percent to $1.24 at the end of 2012. Westpac Banking Corp., which had the second-lowest margin of error, predicts $1.26.

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