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The U.S. dollar is on fire, reaching near-parity with the euro for the first time in two decades. The yen ( JPY=X ) is down 20% versus the dollar over the last year — nearly unheard of in the ...
The euro zone has been a particular target of Trump's tariff threats, and the euro was down slightly at $1.03795, after jumping to a one-week high of $1.0437 on Monday.
The US dollar pared its losses to about 0.5% following Trump's response to the report. ING Economics said investors should get used to the whiplash driven by conflicting reports on Trump's agenda.
The euro made its biggest gain in 18 months, [270] before falling to a new four-year low a week later. [271] Shortly after the euro rose again as hedge funds and other short-term traders unwound short positions and carry trades in the currency. [272] Commodity prices also rose following the announcement. [273] The dollar Libor held at a nine ...
The German economic crisis is a significant downturn of Germany's economy that marked a dramatic reversal of its previous "labour market miracle" period of 2005–2019. The country, which had been considered to be Europe's economic powerhouse in prior decades, became the worst-performing major economy globally in 2023 with a 0.3% contraction, followed by minimal growth in 2024 leaning on ...
The greenback climbed against every G10 currency, including gains exceeding 1.7% against both the euro and yen. The dollar also rose as much as 3.5% against the Mexican peso before paring gains.
Germany's inflation rate reached 11.7% in October 2022, the highest level since 1951. [213] In 2023, Germany fell into recession from January to March due to persistent inflation. [214] In France, inflation reached 5.8% in May, the highest in more than three decades. [215]
(Reuters) -MSCI's global equities index edged lower and the dollar slipped with Treasury yields on Wednesday as investors digested the latest economic data and the potential impact of policies ...