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Euro Area Retail Sales MoM
Retail sales in the Eurozone indicates the progression of the overall number of products sold. A total of 39.3% of these items are food, beverages, and tobacco, followed by electrical goods and furniture (12%), computer equipment, textbooks, and other (11.4%), pharmaceutical and medical products (9.9%), textiles, apparel and footwear (9.2%), vehicle fuel (9.1%), miscellaneous non-food items (6%), and mail orders and internet (2.9%). Germany has the largest weight (25.9%) among the countries, followed by France (21.7%), Italy (16.1%), and Spain (11.4%). The other countries are the Netherlands (5.2%), Belgium (4.3%), Greece (3%), Austria (2.8%), Portugal (2.4%), Finland (1.8%), Ireland (1.7%), Luxembourg (0.8%), Slovakia (0.8%), Slovenia (0.6%), Lithuania (0.4%), Latvia (0.3%), Cyprus (0.3%), Estonia (0.2%), and Malta (0.1%).
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the EUR while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the EUR.
Forex Sentiment (EUR)
| Symbol | Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) | Symbol Popularity | Avg. Short Price / Distance From Price | Avg. Long Price / Distance From Price | Current Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD |
|
|
1.0953 -428 pips |
1.1352 +29 pips |
1.13806 | |
| EURAUD |
|
|
1.7010 -764 pips |
1.7861 -87 pips |
1.77738 | |
| EURJPY |
|
|
157.5760 -583 pips |
163.8792 -48 pips |
163.401 | |
| EURCAD |
|
|
1.5262 -509 pips |
1.5730 +41 pips |
1.57713 | |
| EURCHF |
|
|
0.9373 -39 pips |
0.9664 -252 pips |
0.94123 | |
| EURCZK |
|
|
0 -249278 pips |
25.1544 -2266 pips |
24.92784 | |
| EURGBP |
|
|
0.8484 -54 pips |
0.8575 -37 pips |
0.85378 | |
| EURHUF |
|
|
397.6900 -773 pips |
405.4403 -2 pips |
405.42 | |
| EURNOK |
|
|
11.0499 -8119 pips |
11.9452 -834 pips |
11.8618 | |
| EURNZD |
|
|
1.8443 -620 pips |
1.9215 -152 pips |
1.90626 |
News (EUR)
German Ifo Business Sentiment Strengthens In April
German business confidence improved in April despite trade tariff uncertainty weighing on expectations, survey results from the the Munich-based ifo Institute revealed on Thursday. The ifo business climate index rose to 86.9 points from 86.7 points in March. The score was forecast to fall to 85.1.
RTTNews | 1 day ago
Eurozone Private Sector Activity Moves Closer To Stagnation
The euro area private sector moved closer to stagnation in April as activity was held back by faster reduction in orders amid the escalating trade tariff concerns, the results of the latest purchasing managers' survey by S&P Global showed on Wednesday. The HCOB flash composite output index eased to 50.1 in April, which was only slightly above the 50.0 no-change mark.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
German Private Sector Falls Back Into Contraction
Germany's private sector fell into the contraction territory in April as trade tariff concerns damped business confidence and demand, flash purchasing managers' survey by S&P Global revealed Wednesday. The composite output index fell to 49.7 in April from 51.3 in March. The score fell below the 50.0 no-change mark for the first time in four months.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
