At 5.00 am ET Wednesday, Eurostat is set to release retail sales for September. Eurozone retail sales are forecast to fall 0.4 percent on a monthly basis in September after rising 0.7 percent in August.
The euro showed mixed trading against other major currencies ahead of the data. While the euro fell against the pound, it held steady against the yen and the franc. Against the greenback, the euro rose.
The euro was worth 1.3510 against the greenback, 0.8391 against the pound, 1.2313 against the franc and 133.18 against the yen at 4:55 am ET.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.