The dollar, its worst performance in three decades

History of edits:: 01/02/2017 16:00

{International: Euphrates News} dollar worst performance in the beginning of the year it is the first time in three decades, due to concerns about the readiness of the United States to abandon its policy of "strong dollar," adopted by over two decades.

The dollar fell 2.6% against a basket of major currencies in January, marking the worst performance in this month since 1987, as it fell first by the associated protectionist policies adopted by President Bush , Donald Trump and then because of the growing concern of a new administration prepares to cut fears the currency.

However , it began trading early in the second month of this year, on the rise, as the dollar index rose for Wednesday, February 1, by about 0.1%.

The euro rose against the dollar by 0.02% to $ 1.08, while the dollar rose against the Japanese yen by 0.4% to reach 113.25 An.anthy

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