Euro Slumps as Austria Reimposes Lockdown; Dollar Flying High

Euro Slumps as Austria Reimposes Lockdown; Dollar Flying High
George Washington is seen with printed medical masks on the one Dollar near Euro banknotes in this illustration taken on March 31, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LONDON—The euro slumped on Friday to near 16-month lows after Austria became the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full lockdown and Germany did not rule out doing the same.

The single currency has been on the back foot all week, pressured by growing expectations that interest rates will be tightened faster elsewhere, particularly in the United States.