A young man clutching a backpack, counting his savings for a trip to Rome, watching his budget shrink as the Euro strengthened.

sparked immediate, frantic buying or selling.

Elena closed her notebook. The story of the exchange rate was not found in the algorithms of high-frequency traders. It was found in the daily lives of people trying to navigate a connected world.

Elena looked away from the screen and toward the people waiting in line. The abstract numbers suddenly became very real.

acted as gravity, pulling the currency up or down.

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