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"Although consumer prices in Romania are largely sensitive to the exchange rate, it could soon allow the central bank to let leu depreciate slightly."

The Romanian leu was down 0.1% against the euro on the day.

Through a skein of fog, the sun gleamed as hard and silver as a freshly minted leu.

Economists say rising Romanian swap yields also signal central bank intervention to keep the leu stable.

Since its appearance in 1867, the Romanian leu has featured several unnamed female peasants but never a real historical figure.