Economist cover: The union’s troubled state

Investors are turning to the euro and yen as safe havens amid rising global uncertainty and currency market volatility. Slowing US labor markets, tariffs, and an impending Fed easing cycle weigh on the dollar, adding to a bearish outlook.

Since there are fewer than usual outside forces that could alter the market’s path, the motion, or inertia, could operate relatively unimpeded today.

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