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forecast of 107.3. the expectations, again, was also better, the consensus was about 104, came in at 106.3. euro s back up to the best levels of the session against the dollar on the back at 1. 1.3519. bund futures also extending losses after that data as well. while we listen in on mr. draghi, quick reaction on that from ricardo. we ve seen germany out-pacing the rest of europe. still continuing. yes, looks like things are picking up a bit. we saw it yesterday from the pmi as well. both manufacturing and services. it will be interesting to see if there is their service sector survey improved in november. i think it did improve in november. so, we have much better conditions, and that actually supports my own expectation, which is that germany will see a significant growth pickup in the next few years. i m forecasting 1.7% growth from next year, 2.5% for 2015. mr. draghi is making point we have to set monetary policy for the full year. and the next two components of that,
hello and welcome to countdown. welcome to the program. a big day for earnings. they are crossing the bloomberg terminals. company earnings have narrowly missed estimates. income is 9.1 billion krone. below estimates, the big story. they lost him to be e.g. and that was unexpected. and are a smaller rival have been for the better part of a decade. they start looking for a successor and the company thousand maintain the strategy of cutting costs to raise shareholder returns. projectioned earlier targets and started implementing the efficiency program with cash 2016.perations by is output for the quarter of 1.79 6estimates million. oil production targets have missed, as well. with theur interview ceo for the time being while they look for another one. he will be joining us. they will discuss the earnings and the search for the successor. thet is continuing to hit sector earnings. they will be reporting later on today. how is the market performing right now? we have the de
headline low. this is today s worldwide exchange. i m ross westgate. here with your headlines from around the world. the dollar treasury yields continue to prove surprisingly hawkish among concerns of some about the bank qe program. that may add more to today s strange jobs report which led to spectacular hiring growth. meanwhile, here in europe, composite pmi shows manufacturing in contraction territory. we ll look ahead to uk services pmi in under half an hour. this after the hsbc in china shows a slowdown the lowest since august 2011. warm welcome to you. 47.8, services pmi. it marked a five-month high. that mean the composite number has picked up slightly. the final composite number confirmed at 47.2, a little weaker than 47.3 flash, 46.5 in november. it is nevertheless the high since march. perhaps some tentative signs emerging that the eurozone economy may have passed the worst of its downturn, although recovery still looks months away. the december services busines