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Euro plummets against US dollar: has the next financial crisis begun?

DW5 October 2026, 14:28 UTCFrance

The euro has fallen to a 17-month low against the dollar. That will make inflation worse in the EU, where political worries and concern over French debt are already troubling investors. Is a fiscal crisis at hand?

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