Germany: Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey steady at 5.9 in April

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The German Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey remained unchanged at 5.9 points in April, according to data released today by GFK. This result is in line with expectations.

Mar 27, 2013

Asian markets up despite worries over Dijsselbloem and yesterday’s US data

Most Asian equity indexes moved higher on Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average (+0.18%), Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (+0.64%), South Korea’s Kospi (+0.64%) and Mainland China’s Shanghai Composite (+0.12%) despite worries over Dijsselbloem’s ‘Cyprus is a template’ comment and yesterday’s weaker-than-expected US consumer confidence and core durable orders.

Forex: EUR/USD muted after German data

The shared currency kept the 1.2850 level after the German Consumer Confidence, gauged by the Gfk Survey, remained at 5.9 for the month of April, banging on estimates. Further data from the first....