# Euro's dollar resilience faces energy price, political risk tests | Reuters

> The euro has fallen about 2% in September to just below $1.14, its weakest stretch in over a year. Gas prices have topped €80 per megawatt hour this month, and the French 10-year bond premium over Germany has risen above 110 basis points.

- Date: 2026-09-29 · published 2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17691-euro-s-dollar-resilience-faces-energy-price-political-risk-tests-reuters
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

An energy-driven euro slide and rising French bond spreads strengthen the dollar, which can lift the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Europe and push some commodity prices lower in dollar terms.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

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| DXY | 2023-05-18 | [Oil prices settle down 1%; strong US data boosts dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36137-oil-prices-settle-down-1-strong-us-data-boosts-dollar-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2024-05-14 | [Dollar slips after unexpected rise in US producer prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30427-dollar-slips-after-unexpected-rise-in-us-producer-prices-reuters.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2022-08-22 | [Dollar rises on risk aversion; euro revisits parity](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40217-dollar-rises-on-risk-aversion-euro-revisits-parity.md) | +0.0% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/euros-dollar-resilience-faces-energy-price-political-risk-tests-2026-09-29/

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