The US currency has fallen 4.5 per cent against the euro this year and 4 per cent against sterling, hitting a new 26-year nadir against the pound last week.

• 今年迄今，美元兑欧元和英镑汇率已分别下跌4.；5%25和4%25，美元兑英镑汇率甚至在上周触及了26年来最低水平。