German Markit/BME Oct PMI flash data just out 24 Oct

  • 60.6 prev
  • services 55.2 vs 55.5 exp vs 55.6 prev
  • composite 56.9 vs 57.5 exp vs 57.7 prev

Softer data overall leaves EURUSD at 1.1746 but with EURGBP up through 0.8910 pushing GBPUSD down further to 1.3181