By: Margaret Gachau, The Quinnipiac University Global Economics Research Team . CEE Currencies Index Source: Eurostat and own calculations. Exchange rates are inverted to be USD per local currency (i.e., an increase indicates a stronger domestic currency) and then indexed to be 100 at the start of the period. During the first week of February 2026, Central and Eastern European (CEE) currencies posted broad-based appreciation against the US dollar, though with pronounced
By: Margaret Gachau, The Quinnipiac University Global Economics Research Team . CEE Currencies Index Source: Eurostat and own calculations. Exchange rates are inverted to be USD per local currency (i.e., an increase indicates a stronger domestic currency) and then indexed to be 100 at the start of the period. During the final week of January 2026, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) currencies extended the depreciative percentage change in exchange rate trend observed in the
By: Margaret Gachau, The Quinnipiac University Global Economics Research Team CEE Currencies Index Source: Eurostat and own calculations. Exchange rates are inverted to be USD per local currency (i.e., an increase indicates a stronger domestic currency) and then indexed to be 100 at the start of the period. During the week of January 19, 2026 – January 23, 2026, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Currencies exhibited a broadly depreciative trajectory against the US dollar