The euro tumbled in Asian trading on Monday after Greece failed to strike a deal with its lenders, taking it a step closer to a debt default that could force its exit from the euro zone. The Swiss and Japanese currencies, both of which often appreciate during times of uncertainty on their perceived safe-haven status, were broadly higher. The euro EUR=EBS fell to a one-month low of $1.0955 on the EBS trading platform, about 2 U.S. cents from levels around $1.1165 late on Friday. It was last at $1.1018, down 1.3 percent on the day. “Ahead of the weekend, there seemed to be a market consensus that something would get done for Greece, so it was a rare occasion when the market takes position for the optimistic view,” said Bart Wakabayashi, head of foreign exchange for State Street Global Markets in Tokyo. But the likelihood of a Greek […]