The euro declined against the dollar as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the common currency’s strength was making reforms hard in the region’s most-indebted nations, the latest official to comment on exchange rates this week. The euro also fell as Bild reported that Germany’s government was preparing for a Greek default, citing people familiar with the plans. A gauge of the dollar advanced as investors debated its effect on the timing of the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase since 2006. Comments this week from Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and his Australian counterpart Glenn Stevens jolted ... (full story)