📉 Romanian leu under pressure: euro hovers just below 5.2 RON at market open
On Monday morning, the euro is trading at ~5.197 RON, after briefly surpassing 5.21 RON on international markets last Friday while the local market was closed. The move marks the sharpest depreciation of the leu in the past year, driven by ongoing political turmoil.
🔎 What’s happening behind the scenes: • Romania’s central bank is reportedly intervening indirectly by selling euros • Government bond yields have climbed to ~7.4% • Political uncertainty is fueling market volatility
📊 Context: the political crisis is putting additional pressure on the currency.
This situation echoes last year’s market turbulence, when the euro surged and bond yields briefly hit 8.5%.
