The euro slipped in Asia on Monday while top-rated bonds caught a safe-haven bid as the Greek debt crisis seemed set to rumble on for yet another week while a key reading on economic growth loomed for Chinese markets. Indeed, Japan’s Nikkei (.N225) managed to bounce 0.8 percent, while MSCI’s index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was just a fraction lower. Aiding the euro were rumors the European Central Bank had agreed to delay a Greek repayment of 3.5 billion euros that had been due on July 20.