The South Korean won fell against the euro today on concerns that problems in Europe crippled economic growth of Asian nations. The currency was also down versus the US dollar, but later rebounded.

The Mexican peso jumped today to the highest level since October as the nation’s central bank refrained from cutting interest rates as high consumer prices hurt country’s economic growth.

The New Zealand dollar gained after China’s inflation decelerated, spurring speculation that China will stimulate the slowing economic growth, boosting prospects for New Zealand exports.

The Great Britain pound went down today after trade balance deficit widened retail price inflation slowed. The sterling also weakened on speculation that the Bank of England will add stimulus.

The Chilean peso rallied after inflation jumped more than was forecast by economists, reducing probability of an interest rate cut by the nation’s central bank.

The euro pared its yesterday’s gains today after the preliminary report showed that inflation in the eurozone slowed and the outcome of the German debt auction wasn’t very good.

The Israeli new shekel rebounded today after earlier drop versus the US dollar as the nation’s central bank maintained its key interest rate and predicted that the country’s economy will expand next year.

The Bank Rossii (Russia’s central bank) unexpectedly lowered its main interest rate today on the concerns that the inflation decelerates. The Russian ruble is still up against the US dollar despite the news.

The Canadian dollar closed below the opening level today as Fitch Ratings came in and knocked down the positive market sentiment by signaling that France’s top credit ranking may be in danger.

The Brazilian real weakened today, following other riskier currencies in decline, on the signs that Brazil’s economy felt the negative impact of the European sovereign-debt troubles on the global economic recovery.