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Why Eurozone Factories Are Trapped in a Dollar Debt Squeeze
Eurozone manufacturers borrowed heavily in US dollars when rates were near zero, betting on cheap funding and stable exchange rates. Now the dollar index sits at 120.5, the euro is flat at 1.14, and those dollar-denominated loans are crushing corporate balance sheets. Lucas and Luna dig into the mechanics of this mismatch: how companies like a German auto parts supplier and a French chemical firm hedged — or didn't — and why the ECB's rate cuts can't fix a dollar problem. They also explore a surprising escape valve: synthetic euro financing via cross-currency swaps, which has…
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