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European currencies slide in Asia

AFP, Tokyo
The euro and the pound fell against the dollar in Asia Tuesday on expectations of lower interest rates in Europe to stave off the threat of recession, dealers said.
The yen shrugged off Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation, which analysts said was unlikely to bring a major policy shift given the current political deadlock in Asia's largest economy.
The dollar was at 108.10 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade, against 108.18 in London on Monday, when US markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday. The euro slipped to 1.4573 dollars from 1.4606 and to 157.52 yen after 157.99.
The greenback could post further gains against other major currencies as central banks outside of the United States are expected to acknowledge the worsening economy, Chuo Mitsui Trust Bank strategist Yosuke Hosokawa said.
"Markets are focused on the weakness of economies other than the US. There is a widespread view that currencies will further weaken against the dollar," he said.
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank are both expected to leave their key lending rates on hold on Thursday, but there is specula-tion they will be forced to cut rates before long due to the weak economy.
The Australian central bank cut its benchmark rate Tuesday for the first time since 2001.
The pound dipped below 1.79 dollars for the first time in more than two years on growing worries about the health of the British economy, while the euro touched a fresh record high of 81.52 pence.
"The pound has broken through major support levels," Satoshi Okagawa, head of forex forward trading at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, told Dow Jones Newswires. "There's nothing now to hold it, so it remains to be seen how far it can go."
Traders are also bracing for the Federal Reserve's Beige Book economic report due on Wednesday, followed by key US jobs data on Friday.
The European Union's decision to freeze talks on closer ties with Russia over its military action in Georgia was also weighing on European currencies, dealers said.
Markets were little impacted by the sudden resignation of Japan's unpopular prime minister.
"In today's markets, Japan is no longer a central theme. With low interest rates and weak economic conditions, this type of news does not shake markets," said Hosokawa at Chuo MitsuifrustBank.