Highest unit values in the saved coverage set
USD per currency unit
Sources: [4] ExchangeRate-API snapshot preserved in reference-chat currency tracker · 2026-10-01T00:02:31Z; archived local snapshot
GLOBAL CURRENCIES
The euro weakened against the dollar during the reporting week. Banque de France’s dated reference tables put the euro at $1.1225 on October 2, down from $1.1403 on September 25, a calculated decline of 1.56%. [3,6] The move occurred in a week when Australia raised its cash-rate target and euro-area inflation accelerated. Those developments can affect expectations, but their coexistence does not establish which news caused the observed currency change. [1,2]
The reference quote
The same tables showed sterling at £0.8503 per euro on October 2, compared with £0.8605 a week earlier, and the yen at ¥176.99 versus ¥179.70. On that convention, the euro declined 1.19% against sterling and 1.51% against the yen. These are calculated changes between informational reference observations, not executable closing prices or total investment returns. Inverting a quote changes its direction and the exact percentage return; the table’s convention therefore belongs beside every comparison. [3,6]
The user’s denomination ranking
The archived October 1 currency tracker associated with the reference chats ranked 152 priced active fiat currencies by U.S. dollars per unit. Its leading entries were the Kuwaiti dinar at$3.2412, Bahraini dinar at$2.6596, Omani rial at$2.6008, Jordanian dinar at$1.4104 and pound sterling at$1.3266. The figures were drawn from the saved ExchangeRate-API snapshot. This is the covered-universe ranking at that snapshot’s timestamp, not a claim that the highest-denomination currency offers the best return or the greatest purchasing power. [4]
A separate measure of global importance
The BIS triennial survey supplies a different, older measure of market structure. Its April 2025 foreign-exchange survey reported average daily turnover of$9.6 trillion. The dollar was on one side of 89.2% of trades, compared with 28.9% for the euro and 16.8% for the yen. Currency shares add to 200%, because every transaction has two currency legs. These are historical turnover shares, not current-week returns or reserve-currency shares. Their relevance is the scale of the dollar’s role in trading, which is entirely different from its nominal value per unit. [5]
The distinction matters for business
A company importing equipment pays attention to the currency of its invoices and when payment falls due. An investor holding an overseas asset also faces the translation of income and valuation into a home currency. A denomination ranking answers neither question. A currency worth several dollars per unit can depreciate, while one divided into much smaller units can appreciate. The return depends on the change from the starting price, with financing costs and any hedge considered separately.
The policy channel is conditional
Interest-rate differentials can influence the cost of holding or hedging a currency position, but growth expectations, trade exposure, risk appetite and market positioning also matter. A higher benchmark can coexist with weaker demand or a perceived increase in risk. Without a verified price series and time-stamped evidence, attributing a particular weekly move to one announcement would exceed what the sources establish. The newspaper therefore reports the observed policy developments and explains the transmission mechanism without manufacturing a causal market recap.
A disciplined weekly comparison
The weekly changes above use the same dated central-bank series and quotation convention. They must remain separate from the October 1 broad denomination ranking, which uses a different provider and timestamp. Mixing those snapshots would introduce both timing and methodological differences. Comparing an official fixing with a parallel-market quote would require an additional explanation. Metals, special drawing rights and legacy currency codes likewise belong outside an active-fiat ranking. These choices determine whether a comparison can be reconstructed and whether its economic meaning survives the calculation.
The useful takeaway
The week’s currency story combines an observed euro decline with a shifting policy backdrop. A quote still needs a direction, timestamp and purpose before it can support an economic conclusion. The graphics pair the archived nominal-denomination ranking with the verified weekly change in the euro’s value against selected currencies. Neither is a recommendation to purchase the currencies displayed. An investor’s actual result would also depend on entry and exit prices, financing, fees and any hedge, which these reference tables do not measure.
Sources & methodology
Bracketed numbers refer to the sources below. Analysis is original editorial interpretation, not a personalized recommendation.
- RBA September 29 policy decision · 2026-09-29
- Eurostat September inflation flash · 2026-10-02
- Banque de France daily exchange-rate parities, October 2 · 2026-10-02
- ExchangeRate-API snapshot preserved in reference-chat currency tracker · 2026-10-01T00:02:31Z; archived local snapshot
- BIS April 2025 OTC foreign-exchange turnover survey · 2025-09
- Banque de France daily exchange-rate parities, September 25 · 2026-09-25