EUR/GBP stalls below 0.8690 amid mixed data from Germany
|- EUR/GBP treads water around 0.8675 after rejection at 0.8690 on Thursday.
- Mixed German data has failed to provide support to the Euro on Friday.
- The pair is on track for a 0.3% weekly decline and a 1.5% sell-off from mid-November highs.
The Euro is trading flat in the area of 0.8675 on Friday’s early European session, halfway through the weekly range, following mixed macroeconomic data from Germany. From a wider perspective, the pair is on track for a 0.3% weekly loss and a 1.5% sell-off from mid-November highs above 0.8800.
German data released earlier on Friday revealed that Industrial Production grew 0.8% in November, following a 2.0% increase in the previous month, against market expectations of a 0.4% decline.
The trade surplus, on the other hand, narrowed to €13.1 billion in November, from €16.9 billion in October, below the €16.5 surplus anticipated by the market consensus. Exports dropped 2.5%, against market expectations of flat performance, reactivating concerns about the outlook for the Eurozone’s leading economy.
Later on Friday, Eurozone retail sales are expected to show a 0.1% uptick in November after a 0% reading in October. Year-on-year, retail consumption is expected to have accelerated to 1.6% from 1.5% in October.
In the UK, the economic calendar is thin this week. The Pound remains on the defensive following a downward revision of the S&P Global Services PMI on Monday. These figures have raised concerns about a softening economic growth in a context of high inflation, which will pose a headache for the Bank of England, and is keeping the pair from falling further.
Economic Indicator
Industrial Production n.s.a. w.d.a. (YoY)
The Industrial Production released by the Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland measures outputs of the German factories and mines. Changes in industrial production are widely followed as a major indicator of strength in the manufacturing sector. A high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the EUR, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).
Read more.Last release: Fri Jan 09, 2026 07:00
Frequency: Monthly
Actual: -
Consensus: -
Previous: 0.8%
Economic Indicator
Exports (MoM)
Exports of goods and services, released by Statistiches Bundesamt Deutschland, consist of transactions of goods ans services (sales, barter, gifts or grants) from residents to non-residents.
Read more.Last release: Fri Jan 09, 2026 07:00
Frequency: Monthly
Actual: -2.5%
Consensus: 0%
Previous: 0.1%
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