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How the Strong Dollar Is Reshaping Cross-Border M&A in 2026
This episode of International Business with Fexingo explores how the persistently strong U.S. dollar is reshaping the landscape of cross-border mergers and acquisitions in mid-2026. With the trade-weighted dollar index at 120.1 and the yen at 160.3 per dollar, American acquirers are finding bargains abroad, particularly in Japan and Europe. But the same dynamics are pricing foreign buyers out of U.S. assets and creating currency mismatch risks for companies with dollar-denominated debt. Lucas and Luna break down a specific example: a hypothetical U.S. firm buying a Japanese robotics company…
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