The euro was launched on January 1, 1999, when it was worth $1.19, but then began a long slide, falling through the $1 mark in February 2000 and hitting a record low of 82.30 cents in October 2000.

The euro could become a viable alternative to the dollar, earning the 20-nation bloc immense benefits, if governments could only strengthen the bloc's financial and security architecture, ECB ...

With the US dollar under pressure — driven largely by President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies — some European policymakers see a rare opening to strengthen the euro’s global standing.

Record-high purchases and a blistering rally in prices has seen gold overtake the euro as the second-largest asset in the reserves of the world’s central banks.

The euro could become a viable alternative to the dollar, earning the 20-nation bloc immense benefits, if governments could only strengthen the bloc's financial and security architecture, ECB ...