CEE Exchange Rates Report for July 1 – 5
By: Zoe McLaughlin, The Quinnipiac University Economics Research Team
CEE Currencies Index
Source: Yahoo Finance 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 100 at the start of the period.
During the week of July 1 – July 5, the Czech koruna (red), Hungarian forint (green), Polish złoty (blue), and Romanian leu (purple) all decreased in value relative to the United States dollar. The Hungarian forint faced the largest decrease, declining by 2.25%, while the Czech koruna remained the most stable, only decreasing by 0.25%.
CEE Currencies Historical Trends
Source: Yahoo Finance and own calculations. Exchange rates are inverted to be USD per local currency (i.e., an increase indicates a stronger domestic currency). The center line is a rolling three-month average. The upper and lower boundaries are the average plus and average minus one standard deviation, respectively, for the same three-month period.
This week, the Czech koruna and Hungarian forint both remain below their three-month rolling averages relative to the United States dollar. However, the Polish złoty and Romanian leu have risen significantly above their respective three-month averages.
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