Why the Romanian Leu is Crashing

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr Order a copy of Too Long: https://toolong.news For most of the past few years, the Romanian leu has held remarkably well against the Euro. That is, up until earlier this week, when the currency crashed, forcing the Romanian central bank to intervene. In this video, we're taking a look at why the leu crashed, whether it can recover, and what this means for the presidential election frontrunner. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! //////////////////// 1 - https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/inflation-cpi 2 - https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-economies/romania/economic-forecast-romania_en 3 - https://www.ft.com/content/4fce9435-c614-4204-9ea9-304661fbab26 4 - https://polymarket.com/event/romania-presidential-election-winner 5 - https://jacobin.com/2024/12/calin-georgescu-romania-ultranationalism-meloni 6 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/romanian-far-right-trump-acolyte-plans-milei-style-spending-cuts 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Why Romania Doesn't Use the Euro 02:56 - The Leu's Collapse Explained 07:48 - Sponsored Content