German private sector output growth unexpectedly rose in March, registering its strongest activity in nearly six years and underlining optimism over the health of the euro zone’s largest economy, according to data released on Tuesday. The preliminary reading of the Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 58.3 this month from 56.8 in February. Economists had expected the index to tick down to 56.5. The services PMI rose to 55.6 in March, compared to expectations for 54.6 and up from 54.4 a month earlier.
This week markets will be looking at:
German Ifo Business Climate (Monday 10:00)
Spanish Flash CPI (Thursday 9:00)
German Prelim CPI (Thursday)
CPI Flash Estimate (Friday 11:00)
Last modified on Saturday, 25 March 2017