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ECB: Euro area’s Negotiated Wages jump 3.95% YoY in Q2 vs. 2.46% in Q1

On Friday, the European Central Bank (ECB) released its indicator of the Euro area’s Negotiated Wage Rates data for the second quarter (Q2) of 2025.

Data showed that the Euro area Negotiated Wages picked up to 3.95% year-on-year (YoY) in Q2 after increasing by a revised 2.46% in the previous quarter.

Market reaction to the EU Negotiated Wages data

The uptick in the EU negotiated wage growth has little to no impact on the Euro (EUR), as EUR/USD trades modestly flat on the day near 1.1600 as of writing.

About ECB indicator of Negotiated Wage growth

The ECB indicator of negotiated wage growth is computed for a subset of countries only. The euro area aggregate is based on nine countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Austria and Portugal. The indicator relies on data for negotiated monthly earnings. The euro area indicator is based on a mixture of monthly and quarterly time series and is based on non-harmonised country data.

Euro Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the weakest against the Australian Dollar.

USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD0.05%-0.06%0.22%0.00%-0.02%0.15%0.15%
EUR-0.05%-0.08%0.16%-0.03%-0.12%0.12%0.12%
GBP0.06%0.08%0.24%0.05%-0.04%0.21%0.20%
JPY-0.22%-0.16%-0.24%-0.22%-0.24%-0.14%-0.12%
CAD-0.00%0.03%-0.05%0.22%-0.08%0.15%0.15%
AUD0.02%0.12%0.04%0.24%0.08%0.24%0.22%
NZD-0.15%-0.12%-0.21%0.14%-0.15%-0.24%0.00%
CHF-0.15%-0.12%-0.20%0.12%-0.15%-0.22%-0.00%

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).

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Dhwani Mehta

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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