The advanced economy flash PMIs for April painted a positive picture, albeit with recoveries in the US and UK seemingly far outpacing those in the euro-zone and Japan as restrictions were relaxed in the former two economies. Input prices are still rising sharply, but the surveys support our view that price pressures are being passed onto consumers in the US far more than elsewhere.
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