Euro Drops to 20-Year Low Against the US Dollar, Tapping $1.028 per Unit — An...

Euro Drops to 20-Year Low Against the US Dollar, Tapping $1.028 per Unit — An...

The euro has had a sluggish start to the second half of 2022 as the fiat currency slid to a 20-year low against the U.S. dollar. The drop adds to the fear that the global economy is in a recession and analysts believe that the risk of “parity is just a matter of time now.” Euro Nears Parity With US Dollar Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) have been dealing with record inflation levels but have been much slower than the U.S. in terms of raising the benchmark interest rate. On June 27-29, members of the ECB met at the European Central Bank’s....


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