Both the German Unemployment Change and Euro area flash CPI estimates missed their forecast levels and put pressure on the common currency.

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The patent application also covers what could be controlled using the touchscreen, including settings like the focus detection area, flash adjustment, ISO, white balance, and exposure correction, to name a few -- all of which will surely be welcome to some, but we just hope the touchscreens will be accompanied by at least a few buttons and knobs for us old curmudgeons.

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The likelihood of this happening will become clearer when the flash estimate of euro-area inflation for May is released on May 31st.

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