News about Exchange rate
The exchange rate of the Hungarian forint rose sharply after Orbán’s election defeat. A convincing victory for the pro-European opposition is expected to help unlock billions of euros of European Union funding.
The dollar fell sharply against all key currencies, following a two-week ceasefire agreement between Iran and the US. This agreement led to a significant drop in oil prices and weakened demand for the dollar as a defensive asset in the conflict.
The week passed for the world currencies in the waiting mode. Traders are following the news about the war in Iran and waiting for data on liquidity flows. The dollar remained stable after rising by 0.4% in the previous session, helped by a calmer reaction to US President Donald Trump’s recent comments on Iran.
Strangely enough, there is an answer to this question. It is not in the triumphalist rhetoric about overcoming the foreign trade imbalance and economic growth, but in the stingy language of borrowing figures that are not backed by real domestic production, capital inflows and exports.
Major currencies are declining against the dollar amid deteriorating risk sentiment after Trump’s speech, showing everyone where the real safe haven lies.
Foreign exchange reserves rose by €200 million in March, thanks to a tranche from the European Commission, reaching €5.272 billion. This increase followed a two-month decline, surpassing the previous high of €5.260 billion in 2024 and setting a new historical record.
The euro is going through a difficult period, approaching its worst performance since 2024. The conflict in the Middle East is increasing Europe’s dependence on energy imports, negatively affecting the region’s economy. The US, as a major oil producer, is benefiting, while the European Central Bank is facing an economic slowdown and inflation.
The Turkish residential real estate market has started to come out of the stagnation phase: after two years of zero dynamics in the currency, prices showed growth for the first time.
The dollar is on track for its best performance since July as conflict in the Middle East forces investors to reassess their strategies for the world’s main reserve currency.
Moldova is developing a legal framework for the full liberalization of currency transactions from the moment of accession to the EU. It will approve new rules for their implementation and remove provisions regulating authorizations from the legislation.
U.S. business activity growth slowed to an eleven-month low in March as companies grappled with increased uncertainty and rising living costs associated with the nearly month-long war in Iran.
The bitcoin exchange rate jumped 3.4 percent and approached the $71,000 mark after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would suspend strikes on Iran for five days.
The Euro showed surprising stability last week, contrary to the broader change in sentiment over the energy crisis and was the target of a sell-off within a basket of G10 currencies.
Bitcoin clawed back a week’s worth of gains in just one weekend.
The Iranian authorities have put into circulation banknotes with a face value of 10 million rials, the largest in the country’s history. The decision was due to accelerating inflation and a sharp increase in demand for cash among the population.
In February 2026, a significant cash outflow was recorded in Moldova: the volume of withdrawals exceeded their receipt in banks by 1,028 million lei, which emphasizes the increase in the population’s preference for cash.
Daily altcoin turnover on Binance has collapsed 80% from its peak to $7.7 billion, signaling waning investor interest, a Darkfost analyst said.
On Friday, March 20, the British pound fell in value due to rising oil prices, which worsened investor sentiment.
Economic analyst Veaceslav Ionita drew attention to a worrying trend: the quality of the mortgage lending market is deteriorating in Moldova.
Austria wants to temporarily reduce the tax on mineral fuels: as a first step, the tax on diesel and gasoline is to be reduced by 5 euro cents per liter each, the Austrian federal government has announced.
