Consumer mood is improving as the end of the year approaches. After four declines in a row, the consumer climate is rising again slightly. The overall indicator is forecasting 9.4 points for January 2016 compared with 9.3 points in December. Analysts were predicting no change.
Both economic and income expectations are significantly on the up. Propensity to buy confirms its extremely high level with almost no change. The terrorist attacks in Paris in mid-November and the resulting increased terror threat in Germany do not seem to be impacting German consumers. Consumer mood has been continuing to improve in the last month of this year.
Euro is currently being traded around 1.0930 area. Pair is likely to find support around 1.0880 handle and resistance above 1.0950 level. Later today, in the US session, Final
GDP and
Existing Home Sales figures are scheduled for a release.