The euro fell to a session low beneath $1.46 on Wednesday as fear that slower U.S. growth could hurt the world economy prompted investors to cut risky trades.
Lingering uncertainty about the euro zone's debt crisis has also hit demand for the currency, traders said. The euro hit a session low of $1.4575 EUR=, down about 0.7 percent from late Tuesday and off Wednesday's $1.4693 global session peak. The euro fell 1 percent to a session low of 116.42 yen. EURJPY=