Euro falls below $1.10 to lowest since May 2017

Reuters

Published Aug 30, 2019 12:23PM ET

Euro falls below $1.10 to lowest since May 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro (EUR=) fell below $1.10 on Friday to its weakest since May 2017 as a multi-day downward shift in the single currency intensified.

Traders had varied explanations for the drop, including a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he said the euro was dropping "like crazy" and lamented the strength of the U.S. dollar, attributing the trend to Federal Reserve policy.

Others argued that the move came as traders closed out their books for the end of the month, heightening an existing bias.