Sustain a strong labor market and stabilize inflation around our 2 longer run objective. Striking gold. Lonmin shares spike after sibanyestillwater makes an offer to buy the platinum minor miner at a 35 premium gemalto gets an offer that it says fails to support the company and address shareholder interests. Good morning ecb and bank of england, busy day today. First eurozone numbers, the december numbers, the flash estimate crossed at 58 this is higher than forecast, 57. 3 the november buy comparison was just a fraction lower at 5 7. 5 a beat on the numbers. When it comes to manufacturing numbers, the flash level crossed at 60. 6. We used to take about 50 being the crucial tipping point. Now were in expansion territory on the manufacturing numbers the Services Side not as strong as the manufacturing level, 56. 5 but also better than forecast. Better than the previous month some of this from germany you think . It appears as though the Growth Outlook in germany is picking up you can se