The US dollar, on Monday, broke through the 3.200-dinar barrier on the interbank market for the first time since November 2022.
According to the average exchange rates published by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), one dollar is now worth 3.209 dinars, breaking the symbolic 3.200 dinars barrier for the first time in more than two years.
This depreciation of the dinar against the dollar is due to the rise of the greenback, which at the end of last week reached a new high of more than two years against the euro, driven by the imminent return of Donald Trump to the White House, who is planning policies likely to boost US inflation.
This move was reinforced on Thursday by a surprising drop in US jobless claims. 211,000 claims were recorded in the week ending 28th December, the lowest level since April 2024 and a positive signal for the US economy.
