# Breakingviews - Europe can take advantage of King Dollar’s wobble | Reuters

> Breakingviews analysis says confidence in American exceptionalism is evaporating, creating an opening for the euro to gain international status. The piece discusses what a currency needs to become a major reserve currency.

- Date: 2025-04-25 · published 2025-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25338-breakingviews-europe-can-take-advantage-of-king-dollar-s-wobble-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and firmer euro change the relative cost of dollar-priced commodities for European buyers. The impact is conceptual and based on currency sentiment rather than a discrete policy move.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-01-30 | [Europe wonders whether it can afford to take on the US dollar – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21269-europe-wonders-whether-it-can-afford-to-take-on-the-us-dollar-politico.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2020-04-22 | [Why the U.S. dollar's record-breaking surge will reverse by the end of this year - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53818-why-the-u-s-dollar-s-record-breaking-surge-will-reverse-by-the-end-of-this-year.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2016-12-02 | [Dollar tanks as U.S. jobs cast doubt on pace of future hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73648-dollar-tanks-as-u-s-jobs-cast-doubt-on-pace-of-future-hikes-reuters.md) | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2018-01-26 | [Top European officials are slamming Mnuchin's comments on a weaker dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67187-top-european-officials-are-slamming-mnuchin-s-comments-on-a-weaker-dollar.md) | -0.0% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2021-05-11 | [Commodity currencies hold advantage as dollar waits for inflation and Fed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47003-commodity-currencies-hold-advantage-as-dollar-waits-for-inflation-and-fed.md) | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2026-01-30 | [Europe wonders whether it can afford to take on the US dollar – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21269-europe-wonders-whether-it-can-afford-to-take-on-the-us-dollar-politico.md) | -1.2% | -1.0% |
| EURUSD | 2026-02-01 | [COMMENTARY: Europe’s euro worry a mirror of US dollar dilemma?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21268-commentary-europe-s-euro-worry-a-mirror-of-us-dollar-dilemma.md) | -0.6% | -1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2018-01-26 | [Top European officials are slamming Mnuchin's comments on a weaker dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67187-top-european-officials-are-slamming-mnuchin-s-comments-on-a-weaker-dollar.md) | -0.0% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/europe-can-take-advantage-king-dollars-wobble-2025-04-25/

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