How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive

NewsWorldAmericasHow a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensiveThe U.S. dollar has dropped about 10% against a basket of other major currencies since early 2025Matt Sedensky Sunday 03 May 2026 11:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"dd9a898575e378e6144b3f152e9d8ea0","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-brazil-new-york-white-house-mexico-b2969694.html","title":"How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive"}}How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensiveShow all 2{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Dollar's Decline","description":"FILE- This Wednesday, June 6, 2018, file photo shows U.S. currently in New York. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)","caption":"Dollar's Decline","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/03/12/Dollar%27s_Decline_7_918.jpg","id":"c270de48243d4df2a84ee5e3318f9116","mid":6653805,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":5472,"height":3648}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Dollar's Decline","description":"FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)","caption":"Dollar's Decline","copyright":"Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/03/12/Dollar%27s_Decline_38853.jpg","id":"5bf119966bf647ac95310f61c6613794","mid":6653806,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":4629,"height":3147}}},"type":"image"}],"id":"gallery-17696","srcSet":[360,768,1000,1250]...