EUR: German business climate below expectations

Euro weakened yesterday evening as the Ifo business climate index for Germany fell 0.5 points, missing market expectations of 99.9. It looks like the upswing last month wasn’t necessarily the start of a positive trend. Spain’s deficit rose from €2.17 billion to €2.63...


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USD: Strong economic releases strengthen dollar

Robust new home sales figures helped to boost the dollar against the pound and euro yesterday. Forecast at 647k, they came in slightly higher at 692k, in more evidence of the relative strength of the American economy right now. The dollar index, which measures it...


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