Manufacturing activity seems to have remained weak across the board at the start of the second quarter. Markit’s global manufacturing PMI, released today, slipped from 50.6 in March to 50.1 in April, extending a downward trend which began in 2013. On past form, it is now consistent with global growth of only around 2%.
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