The euro’s rise to a nine-month high against the US dollar last week suggests that the euro-zone has lost what may turn out to be the opening skirmishes of a global currency war. If the euro remained at its current level, it would be consistent with a very sharp export slowdown next year and would have knock-on effects on the domestic economy too.
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