Euro continues slide amid talk of further QE

New York

THE euro fell for a fourth week, its longest streak of losses since September, as declining consumer prices backed the case for further monetary stimulus from the European Central Bank.

The US dollar pared a fourth week of gains as traders weighed a US jobs report showing wages declined in December. Speculators boosted wagers on the dollar versus eight of its major peers to a record high before the US releases consumer price data on Jan 16.