The EUR/USD currency pair rose today as the appeal for the greenback remained rather negative in a high risk fueled session were traders left dollar-priced positions to invest in higher-yielding currencies. Consumer confidence helped the dollar to stop its losing streak versus the euro but came slightly below forecasts, having a mild impact in the currency pair. EUR/USD is falling now after the confidence report was published in the U.S. and is trading at 1.4422.
S&P/Case-Shiller home price index decreased at a seasonally adjusted rate of 7.3% in October from a previous revised declined of 9.3%. Forecasts suggested a decline of 7.1% for this indicator. In the monthly comparison it rose 145.36 from a previous revised reading of 144.83.
Consumer confidence index rose to 52.9 in December from a previous 49.5 in October, coming near forecasts that suggested this index to stand at 53 in the current month.
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