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German Retail Sales are expected to grow for the first in three months, adding 0.7% in July, while the annual pace of decline moderates to -1.2% . The government’s 85 billion euro spending plan (including a “cash-for-clunkers” program to boost auto sales) is the likely catalyst behind the improvement. However, labor market data to be released later in the session is set to show that the German economy shed 30,000 jobs in August, bringing the Unemployment Rate to 8.4%, the highest since November 2007. Job losses will weigh on incomes and weigh on consumption, suggesting the economy will have a hard time building positive momentum after the flow of stimulus cash dries up. The broader Euro Zone Unemployment Rate result will probably follow higher, with forecasts calling for the metric to tick up to a decade high of 9.5% in July, mimicking the dynamics seen in the region’s top economy.