The decline in the flash manufacturing PMI for China in February, reported today, is the latest sign that the pick-up in global manufacturing may be faltering. The equivalent US and euro-zone data were a touch weaker too. It is perhaps too early to call this a turning point, but the PMIs are another indication that market hopes of a sustained acceleration in the demand for industrial commodities will be disappointed.
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