How the value of the US dollar impacts overseas travel

How a dollar crisis would unfold

How a dollar crisis would unfold – Weekly edition of The Economist for Apr 19th 2025. You've seen the news, now discover the story.

End of dollar dominance? Trump tariffs are decreasing trust in US currency.

The turmoil around President Donald Trump’s tariffs caused investors to flee U.S. Treasury bonds – which didn’t happen even in recent economic crises.

'Turmoil': Trump’s 'belligerent trade policy' and 'incompetent policymaking' may doom US dollar

Although the U.S. dollar declined in value against the euro and the British pound under former President George W. Bush during the 2000s, it later rebounded. According to XE's currency converter, 1 U.S. dollar was worth €0.87 and £0.75 as of Wednesday afternoon, April 16.The U.S. dollar, even with fluctuations, has been the world's main reserve currency since the end of World War 2. But according to The Economist, the U.S. dollar may be experien…

How the value of the US dollar impacts overseas travel

Are you planning a summer vacation out of the country this year? If so, there's a good chance it's going to be more expensive than you originally thought.That's because the U.S. dollar is down close to 10% from where it was at the start of the year driven in part by economic uncertainty amid the ongoing tariff debate going on around the globe. RELATED STORY | Value of US dollar suffers biggest drop since 2022Last year, thousand of Americans took…

The dollar was the world's leading currency for many years. Donald Trump sees it as a disadvantage when it comes to exports. Nevertheless, he can't use the current weaknessAt the beginning of this year, the outlook for the euro seemed clear. And this outlook was bad. The European common currency was traded for about one US dollar and three cents. With Donald Trump's imminent entry into office, the euro would go even further down, the euro dollar…