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German Factory Orders jump 2.5% m/m in June, EUR/USD clings to 1.1200

  • German Factory Orders jumped 2.5% m/m in June.
  • German Factory Orders decelerated 3.6% y/y in June.

The German Factory Orders showed an improvement in June, calming fears over a deeper economic slowdown in Europe’s largest economy.

Contracts for goods ‘Made in Germany’ arrived at +2.5% on the month vs. +0.5%  forecast  and -2.2% last, the latest data published by the Federal Statistics Office  showed on Tuesday.

On an annualized basis, Germany’s industrial orders fell 3.6% vs. -7.0% expectations and -8.6% last.

The shared currency kept its recovery mode intact from the lows on upbeat German factory orders, sending the  EUR/USD  pair back to 1.1200 region.

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