The European Common Currency appreciated against the US Dollar, following the French Flash Services PMI survey results release on Thursday at 07:15 GMT. The EUR/USD exchange currency rate gained 15 pips or 0.13% right after the release. The Euro continued trading at the 1.1095 level against the US Dollar.
Markit released the French Services PMI survey result, which came out better-than-expected of 53.3 compared with the forecast of 52.5.
Also, note, that the German Flash Manufacturing and Services PMIs survey results were released on Thursday 7:30 GMT. The German Flash Manufacturing PMI survay result came better-than-expected of 43.6 compared with the forecast of 43.1. As the result, the Euro appreciated only 7 pips or 0.07% against the US Dollar.
| Date | 18.04.19 | 23.05.19 | 21.06.19 | 24.07.19 | 22.08.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | 50.5 | 51.7 | 53.1 | 52.2 | 53.3 |
| Forecast | 49.8 | 50.7 | 51.6 | 52.7 | 52.5 |
| Pair | Open | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/CHF | 1.08806 | 1.08892 | 0.08% |
| EUR/GBP | 0.91513 | 0.91565 | 0.06% |
| EUR/JPY | 117.86000 | 118.029 | 0.14% |
| EUR/USD | 1.10815 | 1.10927 | 0.10% |
| Pair | Longs | Shorts |
|---|---|---|
| EUR/CHF | 74.7% | 25.3% |
| EUR/GBP | 26.5% | 73.5% |
| EUR/JPY | 72.3% | 27.7% |
| EUR/USD | 36.0% | 64.0% |
| GMT | Currency | Event | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | CAD | Core Retail Sales m/m | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 14:00 | USD | Fed Chair Powell Speaks | - | - |
| All day | All | Jackson Hole Symposium | - | - |