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Aug 17, 2017

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26.6B

Forecast

22.9B

21.4B

The Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the EUR, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the EUR.

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Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug 17, 2017 (Jun)	05:00	26.6B	22.9B	21.4B
Jul 14, 2017 (May)	05:00	21.4B		17.9B
Jun 15, 2017 (Apr)	05:00	17.9B	27.2B	30.9B
May 16, 2017 (Mar)	05:00	30.9B	26.5B	17.8B
Apr 19, 2017 (Feb)	05:00	17.8B	16.2B	-0.6B
Mar 17, 2017 (Jan)	06:00	-0.6B		28.1B

News

Euro zone trade booms in May, EU-Russia commerce surges By Reuters - Jul 14, 2017

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone's trade boomed in May with both exports and imports of goods to the rest of the world growing markedly, in a new sign that global commerce was in good health. The ...

Euro zone expands trade surplus despite protectionist calls By Reuters - May 16, 2017

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone increased its trade surplus with the rest of the world in March with both exports and imports rising markedly, in a sign that global commerce...

Euro zone trade balance 26.5B vs. 22.5B forecast By Investing.com - Nov 15, 2016

Investing.com - The euro zone’s trade balance rose more-than-expected in the last quarter, official data showed on Tuesday.In a report, Eurostat said that Euro zone trade balance rose to 26.5B,...

Analysis

More Trouble Ahead For The Dollar And Yen By Kathy Lien - Aug 18, 2017 7

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The single-most important theme in the financial markets this past week was risk aversion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

US Stocks Fall, Dollar Dumped, Euro Holds 1.17 By Kathy Lien - Aug 17, 2017 3

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. It was another day for the U.S. dollar where flows were dominated by Trump’s political woes. The greenback’s ...

Dollar Steadies, Treasuries Stabilize By Marc Chandler - Aug 17, 2017

The US dollar had steadied after softening in the North American afternoon yesterday when the dissolution of President Trump's business councils as a series of executives stepped down. The FOMC ...

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Wayne Tucker Jun 15, 2015 10:10AM GMT

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Do you think the Euro will go back up by end of day, pending on what the President says?

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Wayne Tucker Jun 15, 2015 10:01AM GMT

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Do you think the Euro will go back up by end of day, pending on what the President says?

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Thomas Turke Sep 15, 2014 9:19AM GMT

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Why did Eur/Gbp go up with this news? Should it not of gone down!?

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Thierry van der Kallen Sep 15, 2014 10:12AM GMT

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EUR/GBP is not only influenced for the moment by these fundamentals but also by the scotish referendum on thursday.

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BORIS GERJOVIČ May 16, 2014 9:33AM GMT

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Actually it was 17,1 and your number for March 2014 is WRONG !!!!!

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