Which Way Is Up Problems on the Euro

A NYT article on the recent drop in the value of the euro against the dollar carried the bizarre headline, "falling euro fans fears of a recession." The headline is strange, because the drop in the euro will not cause a recession. In fact, it will help the economy by boosting net exports from the euro zone, as the article itself states.

Several other points in the article are also seriously confused. It asserts:

"There is also the fact that eurozone countries tend to be net importers of oil...