Latest data released by Markit - 1 February 2018

Looks like the positive readings are continuing into 2018 as well, a slight beat over the preliminary figures. According to Markit, business sentiment hit a record high in January's print.

EUR/USD still hovering near the highs at 1.2432, while EUR/GBP is at 0.8724 as sterling outshines the euro.

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