Ambitious Step for Euro Could Challenge Dollar's Dominance
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February 18, 2026
The euro, once written off as a crisis-prone project, is suddenly looking a lot more ambitious. The European Central Bank is rolling out a permanent facility that lets foreign central banks tap euros when needed—an echo of the Federal Reserve's influential dollar "swap lines." ECB chief Christine Lagarde says...
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