TOKYO: The euro was steady in Asian trading on Wednesday after hitting seven-week highs in the previous session, with investors waiting to see whether European policymakers will take action to stem the region's debt crisis. The European Central Bank will
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We don't know how long these expectations can keep pushing up the euro, and in the meantime, it remains vulnerable to any bad news...