After i positive numbers published this morning on the Eurozonebad news for the US manufacturing sector this afternoon. According to Markit's surveys, the US PMI index stood at 53,7 points in January, down from 55 points in December (the highest in 11 months). The figure corresponds to analysts' forecasts.
Output fell to 53,5, to a four-month low, from 57,5. Some companies attribute the slower pace of growth to particularly cold weather in large parts of the country. New export orders fell for the first time since October.
