23 September 2022 Latest UK and European PMI Surveys Warn of Recessions Already Underway 

The latest round of S&P Global PMI Surveys of manufacturing and services sectors suggested on Friday that UK and Eurozone economies may already have entered recession in the third quarter of th…

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23 August 2022 PMIs Show Eurozone "Heading Towards Recession Quickly"

The Eurozone is entering recession according to the findings of a regular and much watched survey.

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22 July 2022 Euro Hit by Plunging German, French PMIs

The Euro was sold on the release of German PMI data for July, which confirmed a sharper than expected economic slowdown is underway on the continent.

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21 May 2021 Euro-Dollar Analysts Eye 1.25+ as PMIs Signal Return to Growth

The Euro-Dollar exchange rate was looking higher from the recently reclaimed 1.22 level on Friday after IHS Markit PMI surveys suggested that key continental industries returned to growth in May, e…

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24 March 2021 Euro-Dollar Looks to Stabilise after March PMI Record

The Euro-Dollar rate was attempting to pare back steep overnight declines on Wednesday after IHS Markit PMI surveys revealed a record increase in output from the manucaturing sector for this month,…

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16 December 2020 Eurozone Economy "Close to Stablising" after Second Shutdown Takes "Far Less Severe" Toll 

Europe's economy came close to stabilisation in the final month of a turbulent year, IHS Markit PMI surveys indicated on Wednesday, while expectations for the year ahead rose to their highests leve…

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23 October 2020 Two Weeks of Oxygen Left in Eurozone Economic Coal Mine, Berenberg Estimates, after Services PMI Slides

There are two weeks of oxygen left in the European economic coal mine before the Eurozone’s final quarter rebound fades like a quieting canary, economists at Berenberg suggested Friday, after IHS M…

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23 September 2020 Euro-Dollar Breaks Lower as IHS Markit PMI Surveys Disappoint and Bullish Voices Call Time On Rally

  The Euro-to-Dollar rate was at risk of further losses on Wednesday after IHS Markit PMI surveys surprised on the downside for September and as some analysts cashed out of earlier bullish wa…

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24 July 2020 Retail Sales Surge Followed by Rallying PMIs as Poorly UK Overtakes Eurozone in Coronavirus Recovery

UK retail sales surged in June while IHS Markit PMI surveys suggested that manufacturing and services companies operating in the troubled UK economy pulled ahead of the Eurozone rivals in July, alt…

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23 June 2020 Euro-Dollar Rate Tests 1.13 as PMI Surveys Recover but Economists Urge Caution

The Euro-to-Dollar rate built on earlier gains Tuesday after IHS Markit surveys pointed to a strong rebound in manufacturing and services activity for the month of June, although economists have ur…

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18 April 2019 The Euro Cedes Ground to Sterling After Eurozone Factories Miss Chinese Recovery

The Euro slumped broadly on Thursday after IHS Markit PMI surveys suggested strongly that Germany's manufacturing sector missed out on the first-quarter recovery in the Chinese economy, as the form…

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22 March 2019 EUR/USD Outlook Sours Further after PMI Weakness Sees Market Eye Key Pivot Level

The Euro weakened notably on Friday after IHS Markit PMI surveys revealed a likely contraction in manufacturing output and a slowdown in service sector activity that has reinforced the negative …

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24 January 2019 Eurozone Economic Headache Grows after Factory Orders Slide at Fastest Pace for Six Years 

The Eurozone economic outlook darkened Thursday after IHS PMI data revealed that new orders from the bloc's factories fell at their fastest pace for nearly six years in January, stoking an earlier …

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14 December 2018 Pound-to-Euro Rate Rises after Eurozone Economic Woes Grow Larger

The Pound-to-Euro rate stabilised Friday after IHS Markit PMI data for November pointed clearly toward a further loss of economic momentum for the bloc during the final quarter. 

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24 October 2018 Euro-to-Dollar Rate Hits Two-month Low after German and French Industrial Slowdown Dents Growth Outlook

The Euro fell to a two-month low Wednesday after IHS Markit PMI data revealed a deepening slowdown in the French and German industrial sectors during October, placing the outlook for GDP …

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21 September 2018 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI Hits Two-Year Low

The Eurozone manufacturing PMI declined to 53.3 in September according to IHS Markit, the lowest level in 2 years.

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23 August 2018 Euro Slips after Europe's Mighty Manufacturing Sector Cools in August

The Euro turned lower against the US Dollar Thursday after ISH Markit surveys revealed a further slowdown in the Eurozone's mighty manufacturing sector during August, suggesting the continental eco…

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22 June 2018 Eurozone PMIs: Euro Firms vs. Sterling and the Dollar Amidst Signs of Improvements in Activity

Data out of the Eurozone has comfortably beaten expectations and is helping the Euro exchange rate complex record an advance ahead of the weekend.

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23 May 2018 Euro Outlook Darkens as PMI Data Confirms Recent Soft Patch is Lingering

The outlook for the single currency took another blow after growth fears added to the already heavy burden of Italian political risks.

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23 April 2018 Euro Dips as Manufacturing Growth Reaches 17-month Low; BofAML say Sell EUR/USD

The Euro slipped during early trading Monday after surveys showed activity in the Eurozone's key manufacturing industry slowing by a touch during the April month, adding further weight to concerns …

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