
US dollar plunges to lowest level in three years
Donald Trump insists the dollar will remain the currency of choice despite the fall in value
The US dollar has fallen to its lowest level for 3 years as the trade wars continue. We look at the damage caused and how that is affecting traders in Europe.
Also in the programme: An analysis of Germany’s new coalition government and a look at the controversial issue of assisted dying currently being debated in many countries.
Joining presenter Rebecca Kesby to discuss these and other stories of the day are Joana Cook, an Assistant Professor of Terrorism and Political violence at Leiden University in The Hague and also a Senior Fellow at the International Center for Counterterrorism and Alan Posener a columnist from the German newspaper die Welt.
(Picture: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
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