The fall has heralded a period of relative calm in the euro zone, which has been the focus of market worries for much of the past two years.
Yet economists and analysts are warning that the current lull could be followed by a storm later in the year, as problems in the peripheral economies persist. (Read More: UK Banks Must Prepare for 'End of World' Risks: Bank of England .)
"Previous lulls have not lasted for very long, " economists at Capital Economics pointed out in a research note. "There are still few signs of any improvement in the peripheral economies' deep-seated problems and growing evidence that the economic downturn has spread into the core."
Spain, the euro zone's fourth-largest economy, has had the markets' attention for months as speculation about whether it will be the next peripheral economy to ask for a bailout grew. Many now seem to expect a request for a full bailout (Spain has already asked for aid to bail out its indebted banks) between the end of October and the middle of November. If Spain makes a formal request, this would open the door for the European Central Bank to start buying up its bonds — a policy welcomed by markets when it was announced earlier this year.
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"Markets expect that a request from Spain is around the corner, " Thanos Vamvakidis, head of European G10 foreign-exchange strategy at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, told CNBC Wednesday.
This week, another European Union summit will start on Thursday. Developments in Spain could overshadow plans to discuss banking supervision and even closer fiscal union for the members of the single currency.
"The euro has been supported by expectations that we're going to get some progress in the EU summit towards bank supervision and perhaps on a fiscal union. We believe we are in a bear market rally. The problems in the euro zone will continue, " Vamvakidis said.