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Eurozone Preliminary GDP rises 0.4% QoQ in Q3 vs. 0.2% expected

The Eurozone economy grows by 0.4% in the three months to September of 2024, following a 0.2% expansion in the second quarter, the preliminary estimate released by Eurostat showed on Wednesday.

The data outpaced the market forecast for a 0.2% growth.

The bloc’s GDP  rose at an annual pace of 0.9% in Q3 versus 0.6% in Q2 and 0.8% expected.

EUR/USD reaction to the Eurozone GDP report

EUR/USD stays strongly bid near 1.0840 on the upbeat Eurozone growth data, up 0.20% on the day. 

Euro PRICE Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the British Pound.

 USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD -0.18%0.13%-0.23%0.00%-0.24%-0.25%-0.06%
EUR0.18% 0.31%0.00%0.19%-0.06%-0.08%0.11%
GBP-0.13%-0.31% -0.34%-0.13%-0.38%-0.39%-0.18%
JPY0.23%0.00%0.34% 0.23%-0.02%-0.05%0.16%
CAD-0.01%-0.19%0.13%-0.23% -0.26%-0.27%-0.06%
AUD0.24%0.06%0.38%0.02%0.26% -0.01%0.18%
NZD0.25%0.08%0.39%0.05%0.27%0.01% 0.21%
CHF0.06%-0.11%0.18%-0.16%0.06%-0.18%-0.21% 

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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