{"id":140333,"date":"2026-01-31T13:46:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/?p=140333"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:46:42","slug":"why-trump-isnt-worried-about-a-weaker-dollar-as-markets-and-the-ecb-grow-uneasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/why-trump-isnt-worried-about-a-weaker-dollar-as-markets-and-the-ecb-grow-uneasy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump isn\u2019t worried about a weaker dollar as markets (and the ECB) grow uneasy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The tectonic ruptures in geopolitics triggered by Donald Trump are reverberating in the currency market, just as they did nine months ago with the trade war. This week, the dollar hit 1.20 per euro, making trips to the United States, bourbon, and Fender electric guitars cheaper. The abrupt trend \u2014 a drop of nearly 3% in just a few days \u2014\u00a0looks set to continue<\/a>, as it has little or nothing to do with the economic cycle: it is the financial world\u2019s response to the global order proposed by the U.S. president, whose first commandment (or second, depending on the day) is to limit risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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