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What a Strong Dollar Actually Does to Travel Costs, Imports, and Investing
The first time I realized the U.S. dollar had real power was during a trip to Italy. I was at a café in Florence, espresso in hand, doing the very grown-up math of currency conversion. The dollar was strong that month—1 euro cost me only about $1.02—so my 2-euro cappuccino came out to a little over two bucks. Back home, I was paying nearly $6 for the same thing, without the view of the Duomo.
