April’s PMIs show signs of a renewed downturn in manufacturing in Central Europe. And tempting as it is to blame the weakness of German industry, it looks like domestic factors are playing a role too. The survey was particularly weak in Poland and, coupled with signs that inflation has fallen further, we have moved forward our call for a further rate cut to the MPC meeting next week.
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