Spain Markit Manufacturing PMI came in at 53.8, below expectations (54.9) in December

FXStreet.com (Barcelona)

Jan 2, 2015

USD/JPY hits fresh daily highs, breaks above 120.50 levels

The US dollar jumped against the Japanese yen in the early European trading, extending gains seen in the Asian session as US dollar hit fresh multi-year highs against most of its major counterparts.

GBP/NZD ticks up, trades above 2.0 handle

The British Pound edged higher against its New Zealand counterpart, extending gains from the previous session largely on Kiwi weakness.