The final release of the HSBC/Markit manufacturing PMI today turned up some surprises, with new orders much stronger than on the flash estimate and employment far weaker. The headline PMI rose, but the gaping disparity with the alternative official index remains wide. Our suspicion is that today’s more downbeat figure is the more accurate.
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