Dollar Rout Spurs Global Market Shifts Amid Fed Meeting
The dollar's sharp decline, linked to President Trump's indifference, drove the euro and gold to new highs, impacting global markets ahead of a Fed meeting.
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A sweeping selloff of the U.S. dollar has sent shockwaves through global markets, coinciding with a Federal Reserve meeting scheduled later today. The dollar's decline, described as the sharpest since April last year, followed U.S. President Donald Trump's apparent indifference to its recent weakness. This triggered significant currency and commodity price movements, with the euro soaring above $1.20 for the first time since 2021 and the Australian dollar climbing past $0.70 to reach a three-year high.
