Published: 2024-07-30T08:12:47.000Z
EUR flows: EUR little changed despite weak German GDP

Senior FX Strategist
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Weak German GDP means data is on balance weaker than expected, but little EUR reaction.
German state CPIs look to be coming in broadly in line with expectations, suggesting the national CPI later will stay at 2.2% or 2.5% on an HICP basis, but German GDP was weaker than expected, falling 0.1% q/q against a consensus of a 0.1% rise. This follows stronger than expected French GDP earlier. Italian GDP was as expected at 0.2% q/q, while Spanish CPI was weaker than expected. So generally mixed European data, but on balance the numbers are on the weak side, suggesting some downward pressure on EUR/USD, but thus far there has been little reaction.