Germany Ifo Business Climate
According Entrepreneurs' feelings about their current business position and their aspirations for the next six months are measured by the IFO Business Climate Index, which is used in Germany. The poll is conducted over the phone and includes 9,000 organizations from the manufacturing, service, commerce, and construction industries. The difference between the percentage share of executives who are optimistic and the percentage share of executives who are pessimistic is calculated by the Business Climate Balance. This balance can have values ranging from -100 (all responding firms consider their situation to be terrible and anticipate that business will decline) to +100 (all responding firms believe their situation to be excellent and expect business to improve). To calculate the IFO Business Climate Index, the Balance is normalized to the average of a base year's balance (currently 2015).
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 |
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1.0676 -23 pips |
1.0794 -95 pips |
1.06990 | |
| EURAUD |
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1.6262 -112 pips |
1.6458 -84 pips |
1.63740 | |
| EURJPY |
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161.8596 -729 pips |
164.9429 +421 pips |
169.150 | |
| EURCAD |
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1.4513 -95 pips |
1.4663 -55 pips |
1.46080 | |
| EURCHF |
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0.9629 -156 pips |
0.9878 -93 pips |
0.97850 | |
| EURCZK |
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25.3748 +2897 pips |
0 +250851 pips |
25.08510 | |
| EURGBP |
|
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0.8560 -3 pips |
0.8601 -38 pips |
0.85630 | |
| EURHUF |
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388.8500 -455 pips |
393.0719 +33 pips |
393.40 | |
| EURNOK |
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10.9878 -8064 pips |
11.7910 +32 pips |
11.7942 | |
| EURNZD |
|
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1.7797 -208 pips |
1.8050 -45 pips |
1.80050 |
News (EUR)
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RTTNews | 2 days ago
German Ifo Business Confidence Near 1-Year High
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RTTNews | 3 days ago
Eurozone Private Sector Growth Strongest In Almost A Year
The euro area private sector expanded the most in nearly a year in April as the continuing downturn in the manufacturing activity was offset the strength in the service sector, flash survey results from S&P Global showed on Tuesday. The composite output index registered 51.4 in April, up from 50.3 in March. The reading stayed above economists' forecast of 50.8.
RTTNews | 4 days ago
