StockMarketWire.com - The Chicago purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 55.6% in January, climbing 5.2% month-on-month signalling the largest period of expansion for nine months.

However, despite the growing period of expansion, US dollar currency pairs were largely muted following the data release. The EUR/USD continued to consolidate at an upper-range of $1.3577 and $1.3546.

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