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The post Euro holds losses against British Pound after Germany’s Retail Sales data appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The EUR/GBP cross trades in negative territory near 0.8655 during the early European trading hours on Monday. The Euro (EUR) remains weak against the British Pound (GBP) following the upbeat German Retail Sales data. The preliminary reading of the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) from the Eurozone will be released on Tuesday.  Data released by Destatis on Monday showed that German Retail Sales, a key measure of consumer spending, fell 0.3% MoM in April. This figure followed a fall of 0.3% (revised from -2.0%) and came in better than the market expectation of a 0.4% decrease.  On an annualized basis, Retail Sales dropped 0.3% in April, versus the prior release of a 0.2% decline (revised from -2.0%). The German economic data fails to boost the EUR in an immediate reaction.    On the UK’s front, BoE governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that the UK central bank

The post German Retail Sales decline by 0.3% MoM in April vs. -0.4% expected appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. German Retail Sales, a key measure of consumer spending, declined again in April. The consumer spending measure fell 0.3% month-on-month (MoM), according to official data released by Destatis, while it was expected to have declined 0.4%. In March, Retail Sales dropped by 0.3% (revised from 2.0%) On an annualized basis, Retail Sales decreased 0.3%, compared to the prior release of a 0.2% decline (revised from 2.0%).  Market reaction No immediate reaction was observed in the Euro (EUR) after the data release. As of writing, the EUR/USD pair is down 0.04% on the day at 1.1655. Euro FAQs The Euro is the currency for the 20 European Union countries that belong to the Eurozone. It is the second most heavily traded currency in the world behind the US Dollar. In 2022, it accounted for 31% of all foreign exchange transactions, with an average daily turnover of over $2.2 trillion a d