We are getting breaking news, a little bit of data out of germany. One point 9 move in 2016, a touch above analysts and economists expectations. We were expecting a 1. 8 , and we have a 1. 9 . It is pretty much in line with estimates, rising 0. 7 month on month. We had estimated 0. 2 , so it is coming and above expectations. We have a little bit of china december new yuan loans. It goes back to an economy in china that may be boiling up a little bit, and you china loans increased almost doubled from the period last year. Lets quickly check on the markets to see what all of this piece of news means. We had the first News Conference, press conference by donald trump yesterday, the first one sense july of last year, certainly the first one since he got elected. Maybe because of the lack of policy details, the dollar weakened a little better there was a little disappointment and markets about the press conference, and that caused investors to unwind trade positions. Gold, for example, back
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