Euro on the Brink of Breaching Parity, Stocks Slide Again

Euro on the Brink of Breaching Parity, Stocks Slide Again
A shopper pays with a ten Euro banknote at a local market in Nice, France, on June 7, 2022. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
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LONDON—The euro sank to within a whisker of parity with the dollar on Tuesday and stock markets fell as the prospect of further central bank tightening and worries about the health of economies worldwide unnerved investors.

The dollar’s role as the safe-haven go-to currency for investors worried about the economic outlook has been burnished in recent weeks, with the U.S. currency roaring to two-decade highs against multiple currencies.