EUR/USD steady at higher levels

EUR/USD sits at 1.2880, steady at recently higher levels. Range in Asia has been 1.2845-1.2889.

Euro data due today:

05:30 GMT: French CPI for August expected +0.3% m/m, +1.5% y/y

06:00 GMT: German wholesale price index for August expected +0.3% m/m, +4.9% y/y

08:00 GMT: Italian labour costs Q2

09:00 GMT: Euro zone industrial production for July expected +0.1% m/m, +8.0% y/y

09:00 GMT: Euro zone labour costs Q2

09:00 GMT: German ZEW survey economic sentiment for September expected 11.3 from previous 14

09:00 GMT: Euro zone ZEW survewy economic sentiment for Spetember expected 14.5 from previous 15.8

Sean mentioned sell orders clustered 1.2900/20, while buy orders noted down at 1.2780/00.