Forex News – Euro rises after better German jobs data
Posted on July 31, 2013 at 9:00 am GMTThe euro received a boost against the dollar after some upbeat economic data in early European session trading on Wednesday. Germany’s unemployment report came in better than expected, as the number of jobless Germans fell for the second straight month in July, while the official unemployment rate remained steady. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.8 percent in July compared to expectations for a marginal increase to 6.9 percent. According to Germany’s Federal Statistics Office, the number of unemployed people [..]