自欧元出台之后,美欧之间实力较量与规模竞争愈加激烈,但美国始终是主导信心和心理的主动者,而欧洲处于被动和无奈的地位。2002年下半年开始,欧元兑美元汇率呈现大幅回升趋势,之后则急剧走强,欧元兑美元汇率从0.89美元直线上升至目前1.16美元,近三个季度始终维持1:1以上的水准;今年 Since the introduction of the euro, the competition between the United States and Europe has become increasingly fierce. However, the United States has always been the dominant player in confidence and psychology, and Europe is in a passive and helpless position. Since the second half of 2002, the exchange rate of the euro against the U.S. dollar has rebounded sharply and then strengthened sharply. The exchange rate of the Euro rose from 0.89 U.S. dollars to 1.16 U.S. dollars now, maintaining the level of more than 1: 1 in the past three quarters. This year