German and French manufacturing confirmed large downside risks – TDS

By FXStreet Research Team at TDS, suggests that the German and French manufacturing and IP releases confirmed their large downside risks, with headline German IP falling 1.3% (mkt: -0.2) and French IP falling 0.3% (mkt: +0.7%).

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“In Germany, weakness was broad-based, with manufacturing and construction both down sharply, while energy output managed to post a minimal gain. In France, weakness was also broad-based, with electricity & gas posting a healthy gain and construction growing by about 1% following a sharp decline in February.”
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