Latest Bundesbank monthly bulletin now published 19 Feb

  • burgeoning industrial orders and persistent positive econ sentiment to ensure rapid growth continues
  • recent rise in fwd rates partially due to ECB Minutes from Dec meeting
  • Germany's economy is booming
  • conditions for pvt consumption remain favourable
  • industrial sector probably the driving force behind the economic upturn
  • expects the German economy to expand by 1.9% in 2019 and by 1.5% in 2020.

Hurrah, bratwurst and beer all round.

EURUSD currently 1.2414 after 1.2388 session lows as a little USD supply returns. EURGBP 0.8853 still going nowhere in a hurry as is EURJPY at 132.25

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