According to the results of April this year, the share of the euro in global exchanges has decreased to a minimum in the last three years and stood at 31.74%. At the same time, the European currency still ranks second in popularity in the world in terms of volume of use, second only to the US dollar; informs Bloomberg agency citing statistical data from analysts of the International Interbank Information Transfer and Payment System (SWIFT).
In the second month of spring, the share of the European currency in the global clearing system fell almost one point from 32.64%. The article also states that over the same period, the American one, on the contrary, strengthened its position in the market from 41.74% to 42.71% at the end of April.
“The use of the euro for international payments fell to a three-year low in April. <….> The share of cross-border transactions using the single European currency in the total decreased from 32.64% in March to 31.74% in April. The use of the dollar increased from 41.74 percent to 42.71 percent”.
May 18 ruble exchange rate affected To grow against the dollar and euro on the Moscow Stock Exchange (Mosbirzhi). Since May 17, the dollar has lost about 0.7%, the euro – 1.1%, the yuan – 0.8%.