The German economy contracted by 0.1% over the quarter in the second quarter of 2024 after growing 0.2% in the first quarter, the preliminary data published by Destatis showed on Tuesday. The data missed the expected 0.1% increase.
Meanwhile, the annual GDP rate declined by 0.1% in Q2, compared with a 0.2% contraction in Q1 and the 0% forecast.
EUR/USD ignores the German GDP contraction, adding 0.04% on the day to trade at 1.0825, at the time of writing. The pair awaits the Eurozone Preliminary GDP and Germany’s inflation data for a fresh directional impetus.
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD | -0.01% | 0.07% | 0.46% | -0.05% | -0.07% | -0.32% | 0.06% | |
EUR | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.50% | -0.02% | -0.07% | -0.30% | 0.08% | |
GBP | -0.07% | -0.08% | 0.44% | -0.11% | -0.13% | -0.37% | -0.00% | |
JPY | -0.46% | -0.50% | -0.44% | -0.55% | -0.56% | -0.81% | -0.42% | |
CAD | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0.11% | 0.55% | -0.02% | -0.27% | 0.10% | |
AUD | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.56% | 0.02% | -0.25% | 0.11% | |
NZD | 0.32% | 0.30% | 0.37% | 0.81% | 0.27% | 0.25% | 0.38% | |
CHF | -0.06% | -0.08% | 0.00% | 0.42% | -0.10% | -0.11% | -0.38% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).