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Why Eurozone Energy Consumers Are Trapped in a Dollar Debt Spiral
Lucas and Luna examine how Eurozone manufacturers and energy utilities are being squeezed by a double whammy: the strong dollar is making their dollar-denominated debt payments more expensive, while the US-China tariff war is raising the cost of imported components. With the trade-weighted US dollar index hitting 120.5 and the euro stuck at $1.14, companies that borrowed in dollars during the pandemic are now seeing their interest costs spike. Lucas and Luna walk through one real-world case: a German auto parts supplier whose dollar debt has effectively grown by 15% in euro terms over three…
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