Preliminary readings released by Markit - 24 January 2018

  • Prior 63.3
  • Services PMI 57.0 vs 55.5 expected
  • Prior 55.8
  • Composite PMI 58.8 vs 58.5 expected
  • Prior 58.9

A slight dip in manufacturing numbers as it hit 3-months low, but a huge beat in services print sees it at 82-months high.

A mixed bag, but solid numbers again from one of the Eurozone's major economies following France's numbers earlier.

EUR/USD has fallen back a little as the euro losses some ground in the last fifteen minutes. EUR/USD now at 1.2317 while EUR/GBP is at 0.8770.