Latest data released by Markit 5 Dec 2017
The headline number hits a 3-month high.
According to Markit, competitive pricing helped to support rises in new work and activity - contributing to the better reading. While rising backlogs of work lead to further gains in employment as well.
Full report here.
Another decent number out of the Eurozone. But the major ones to watch out for is the French and German ones out in just a bit.
EUR/USD trading lower on the day so far, at 1.1849 now.
