The official data published by the Federal Statistics Office showed on Wednesday that the German factory orders increased more than expected in March, which suggests that the country’s manufacturing sector has gained impulse.
During the month, goods ‘made in Germany’ increased 3.6% in March after not reporting growth in February. The data exceeded 1.3%estimates.
The industrial orders of Germany increased by 3.8% year -on -year (yoy) in March, compared to the previous fall of 0.2%.
Implications for FX
The euro is not affected by solid German data, with EUR/USD which still trades modestly flat on the day to 1,1362, at the time of writing.
(This story was corrected on May 7 at 06:23 GMT to say that ‘the official data published by the Federal Statistics Office showed Wednesday,’ not Friday.)
Euro price today
The lower table shows the percentage of euro change (EUR) compared to the main currencies today. Euro was the weakest currency against the New Zealand dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | Aud | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.46% | 0.10% | 0.15% | -0.00% | 0.34% | |
| EUR | -0.07% | 0.02% | 0.42% | 0.03% | 0.08% | -0.07% | 0.28% | |
| GBP | -0.09% | -0.02% | 0.38% | 0.02% | 0.06% | -0.09% | 0.26% | |
| JPY | -0.46% | -0.42% | -0.38% | -0.36% | -0.32% | -0.42% | -0.09% | |
| CAD | -0.10% | -0.03% | -0.02% | 0.36% | 0.06% | -0.10% | 0.24% | |
| Aud | -0.15% | -0.08% | -0.06% | 0.32% | -0.06% | -0.15% | 0.19% | |
| NZD | 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.42% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.35% | |
| CHF | -0.34% | -0.28% | -0.26% | 0.09% | -0.24% | -0.19% | -0.35% |
The heat map shows the percentage changes of the main currencies. The base currency is selected from the left column, while the contribution currency is selected in the upper row. For example, if you choose the euro of the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US dollar, the percentage change shown in the box will represent the EUR (base)/USD (quotation).
Source: Fx Street
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