Germany’s Unemployment Rate came in slightly higher at 5.6% in November, the latest data published by Destatis showed on Wednesday. The market consensus was for a 5.5% reading.
The Unemployment Change arrived at 17K in the reported period, up from 8K in August and against expectations of 13K.
The EUR/USD pair remains elavated near-daily highs after the data, last seen trading at 1.0370, adding 0.41% on a daily basis.