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Euro hits 17-month low on energy costs, French debt worries
Financial Times·FR · DE · US·about 8 hours ago
Asian equity indices are trading higher while the euro weakens, with global interest rate dynamics as the primary driver. The brief report lacks specifics on which central banks or data points are moving rates, leaving the direction of the bias uncertain. The move suggests risk appetite is firming, but the euro's decline points to divergent monetary policy expectations.