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Experts identify two main reasons why the euro has lost value and the potential effects on the European Union.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The euro exchange rate has been falling for months and is now at the same level as the US dollar. A year ago, one euro cost $1.20, and by the beginning of 2022, it had already plunged to $1.13. Since then, the depreciation continued and culminated in a brief\u00a0parity\u00a0with the US dollar on Tuesday, before dropping below $1 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Experts identify two main reasons why the euro has lost value, one being\u00a0the soaring inflation\u00a0in the euro area (EA), Sushanta Mallick, professor of international finance at Queen Mary University of London, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inflation in the EA averaged 8.6 percent in June with 14 small euro area economies experiencing above-average inflation up to as high as 22 percent in Estonia. Only five euro area economies are below this EA average,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis rising trend is on the back of higher energy prices due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the US economy has been far less affected by the Ukraine war than Europe, which has thus far remained \u201csomewhat immune to the volatility in oil and gas markets, given their oil reserve and use of alternative sources of energy, explaining why US dollar is appreciating relative to euro\u201d, Mallick said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Safe haven status\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Moreover, in contrast to Europe, US interest rates have been rising for several months, which makes investments in the US dollar area more attractive, according to Lucio Sarno, professor of finance at the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe increasing interest rates in the US attract further investment in dollar assets, and this is in addition to the strong demand for dollar driven by its safe haven status at times of war,\u201d he told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n

At the end of January, the US Federal Reserve Bank\u2019s (FED) announcement to initiate a series of consistent and significant interest rate hikes alone caused the US dollar to gain strength. The euro, in the meantime, has lost another 10 percent of its value.<\/p>\n

Although the European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to raise its interest rates by 0.25 percent this month, the FED\u00a0raised\u00a0its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 in June, marking the most considerable increase in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe US is raising interest rates much more aggressively than the ECB can do now or in the near future,\u201d said Sarno.<\/p>\n

ECB\u2019s dilemma<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Moreover, while raising its interest rates might be \u201cthe first step\u201d for the euro to recover, he said the ECB faces a financial conundrum.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ECB is caught in the worse dilemma a central bank can face: on the one hand inflation is soaring and requires an increase in interest rates, on the other hand, the eurozone\u2019s growth is anaemic and would benefit from low interest rates,\u201d Sarno said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, the fall in the euro is making the inflation problem even worse than it already is by importing further inflation because of the weak euro; about half of imported goods in the eurozone are invoiced in dollar, so the pass-through from a weak euro to high inflation is inevitable as more euros are needed to pay for those imported goods,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Consumers can hence expect even higher prices. Above all, the costs of energy and raw materials threaten to rise since for the situation to normalise \u201cgrowth is needed to prevent the rising cost of living in eroding the purchasing power of individual households. Fiscal policy is the only way out,\u201d said Mallick.<\/p>\n

The only, potential upside of a weak euro is a possible surge in demand due to the exchange rate could therefore lead to the feared economic slowdown being at least slowed down in some European countries, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cA weakened euro can benefit euro area exports, particularly for Germany and France. Germany was already enjoying a high current account surplus; a weaker euro should improve their competitiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Al Jazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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