Up from 44.3 in December and better than Reuter’s median forecast of 45.0, highest read since September.

EUR/USD up at 1.3073. Getting reports sell orders now clustered 1.3085/95 and more up at 1.3110/20. Buy stops? I got nada, jack, bugger all

:)

Meanwhile, French January final manufacturing PMI has come in at 48.5, unchanged from flash read and as expected.