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Euro Strikes Dollar Parity For First Time Since 2002
Published on: 2022-07-13
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The euro struck parity with the dollar Tuesday for the first time in nearly 20 years as a cut in Russian gas supplies to Europe heightened fears of a recession in the eurozone.
 

The European single currency hit exactly one dollar -- its lowest level since December 2002 -- before rising to $1.0023.
 

Oil prices meanwhile fell heavily on concerns of a wider recession as central banks hike interest rates to fight decades-high inflation.
 

European stock markets fell approaching the half-way mark and in the wake of overnight losses in Asia and on Wall Street.
 

Russian energy giant Gazprom on Monday began 10 days of maintenance on its Nord Stream 1 pipeline -- with Germany and other European countries watching anxiously to see if the gas comes back on.
 

With relations between Russia and the West at their lowest in years, Gazprom may not reopen the valves, according to analysts.
 

Worries about a Covid flare-up in China -- fuelling fears of more lockdowns -- added to the downbeat mood, just as investors prepared for a week of economic data and corporate earnings that could have huge implications for markets.
 

A forecast-beating US jobs report last week suggested the world's top economy was coping with higher Federal Reserve rates, but it also gave the central bank more room to continue tightening -- leading to concerns it could go too far and cause a contraction.
 

The European single currency is also under pressure from the Federal Reserve hiking US interest rates more aggressively than the European Central Bank.
 

The dollar has jumped 14 percent against the euro since the start of the year.
 

Central banks are increasing borrowing costs in a bid to tame inflation, which has been fuelled by soaring energy prices.
 

Oil and gas prices have rocketed this year after economies reopened from Covid lockdowns and following the invasion of Ukraine by major energy producer Russia.
 

欧元对美元汇率跌至平价

欧洲外汇交易市场数据显示,12日欧元对美元汇率一度跌至1比1,这是自2002年12月以来欧元首次与美元平价。
 

另据欧洲中央银行数据,11日欧元对美元汇率由前一日的1比1.0163降至1比1.0098,自2022年初以来累计跌幅超过11%。
 

德国《商报》网站分析称,欧元对美元汇率持续下跌与美元走强、欧元区国家通胀高企、欧洲能源危机蔓延以及在欧洲央行加息预期下欧洲高负债国家风险上升有关。
 

花旗集团货币分析师易卜拉欣•拉巴里预计,在跌至与美元平价后,欧元将继续下跌。

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