Euro Extends Recent Slide On Unexpected Rise In German Unemployment Rate
June 28 2012 - 3:09AM
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German Federal Labor Agency's unemployment data released at 3:55
am ET Thursday showed that the jobless rate rose unexpectedly to
6.8 percent in June. Economists had expected the rate to remain at
3.7 percent.
Following the release of the data, the euro has been extending
its recent slide against most major currencies. The euro is now
trading at 3-week lows of 98.63 against the yen and 1.2427 against
the dollar.
Against the pound, the euro is trading as low as 0.7997.
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