Euro Area Retail Sales YoY
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 |
|
|
1.0931 -99 pips |
1.1066 -36 pips |
1.10300 | |
| EURAUD |
|
|
1.6417 -135 pips |
1.6598 -46 pips |
1.65522 | |
| EURJPY |
|
|
152.0432 -583 pips |
162.4530 -458 pips |
157.878 | |
| EURCAD |
|
|
1.4804 -167 pips |
1.5021 -50 pips |
1.49712 | |
| EURCHF |
|
|
0.9402 +52 pips |
0.9620 -270 pips |
0.93499 | |
| EURCZK |
|
|
25.0192 -193 pips |
25.0718 -333 pips |
25.03850 | |
| EURGBP |
|
|
0.8433 +5 pips |
0.8490 -62 pips |
0.84277 | |
| EURHUF |
|
|
390.6210 -663 pips |
394.1224 +312 pips |
397.25 | |
| EURNOK |
|
|
11.7545 -1478 pips |
11.7386 +1637 pips |
11.9023 | |
| EURNZD |
|
|
1.7790 -134 pips |
1.8071 -147 pips |
1.79243 |
News (EUR)
Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence Deteriorates On German Chaos
Euro area investor sentiment weakened further in September as the single currency bloc remains on the brink of recession with the political and economic chaos in Germany weighing heavily on the entire region. The investor confidence index fell to -15.4 in September from -13.9 in August, survey results from the behavioral research institute Sentix showed Monday. This was the third consecutive fal
RTTNews | 1 day ago
Eurozone GDP Growth Slows In Q2
Euro area economic growth rate for the second quarter was revised down as the positive contributions from government consumption and net trade were partially offset by the slump in investment. Gross domestic product grew 0.2 percent from the first quarter, which was revised down from 0.3 percent estimated initially, data from Eurostat showed on Friday.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
German Industrial Production Drops More Than Forecast; Trade Surplus Falls
Raising fears of a recession, Germany's industrial production declined more than expected in July on weaker automotive output and the trade surplus contracted in July as the growth in imports exceeded the rise in exports. Industrial production decreased 2.4 percent month-on-month in July, in contrast to the increase of 1.7 percent in June, Destatis reported Friday. Output was forecast to fall 0.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
