Euro hits 17-month low: Is a new financial crisis starting?
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The euro has dropped to its lowest level in 17 months against the US dollar. This decline is expected to worsen inflation in the European Union, where political instability and worries about French debt are already making investors nervous. Many now ask: could a financial crisis be next?