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 |
|
|
1.1261 -471 pips |
1.1627 +105 pips |
1.17320 | |
| EURAUD |
|
|
1.7093 -565 pips |
1.7798 -140 pips |
1.76580 | |
| EURJPY |
|
|
165.6834 -755 pips |
171.5672 +166 pips |
173.230 | |
| EURCAD |
|
|
1.5861 -376 pips |
1.6162 +75 pips |
1.62370 | |
| EURCHF |
|
|
0.9344 +3 pips |
0.9475 -134 pips |
0.93410 | |
| EURCZK |
|
|
24.4964 +2123 pips |
0 +242841 pips |
24.28410 | |
| EURGBP |
|
|
0.8552 -97 pips |
0.8665 -16 pips |
0.86490 | |
| EURHUF |
|
|
392.5288 +300 pips |
0 +38953 pips |
389.53 | |
| EURNOK |
|
|
10.6220 -9424 pips |
11.6714 -1070 pips |
11.5644 | |
| EURNZD |
|
|
1.8945 -790 pips |
1.9761 -26 pips |
1.97350 |
News (EUR)
ECB's Lagarde Says Eurozone Remains In "A Good Place", Risks More Balanced
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde tread carefully on Thursday as she attempted to paint a rosier view for the euro area economy without dismissing the impact of the lingering uncertainty linked to the trade tariffs, the political turmoil in France and a stronger euro.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
French Industrial Output Falls Most In 3 Months
France's industrial production declined at the fastest pace in three months in July on sharp contractions in production of transport equipment and machinery, signaling a weak start to the third quarter after Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the Parliament this week. Industrial production logged a monthly fall of 1.1 percent in July.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
German Industrial Output Rebounds; Exports Fall
Germany's industrial output expanded for the first time in four months in July, while exports declined on weaker demand from the United States and China. Industrial production rose 1.3 percent month-on-month in July, data from Destatis showed Monday. The expansion reversed June's decrease of 0.1 percent, which was revised sharply from a 1.9 percent drop estimated initially.
RTTNews | 5 days ago
