Wednesday, 9 September 2015

German trade surplus hit a record high


European stock indexes are close to register their best session since a week after good news from Eurostat and Germany.

German trade surplus hit a record high in July. The Federal Statistical Office announced that exports increased by 2.4% on a monthly basis to 103.4 billion euros, while imports rose by 2.2% to 80.6 billion euros.  That put the trade surplus of 25 billion euros at a record high. The largest economy in Europe looks in excellent condition amid refugee crisis and the slowdown in China.
Eurostat revised upward the data on gross domestic product of the euro zone to growth in the second quarter by 0.4% on a quarterly basis and 1.5% yoy. 
The preliminary expectations were growing economy with respectively 0.3% and 1.2%. It seems that the policy of quantitative easing from the European Central Bank still has an effect, and efficiently supports economic growth in Europe.
On this background FTSE 100 rose 1.95% to 6193 points, DAX won 2.55 % to 10,366 points and CAC 40 increased by 2.23%, to 4651 points.



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