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Euro on course to stay below US dollar parity for some time

Sunday 06 November 2022 4:47 pm

The currency used by the 19 countries that make up the eurozone is set to drop to $0.94, according to Goldman Sachs (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

The euro is on course to stay below parity with the US dollar for some time if gas prices do not fall markedly, a top Wall Street bank has said.

The currency used by the 19 countries that make up the eurozone is set to drop to $0.94, according to Goldman Sachs.

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The euro last week closed a shade below parity with the greenback.

However, Goldman, in a note to clients over the weekend, predicted the currency could stay there for years if gas prices solidify above their historically low levels.

“The euro area’s deteriorating external balance is a direct manifestation of its…

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