Chinese manufacturing takes shine off global PMI positivity
By Laura Syrett
Published: Friday, 03 January 2014
Strong growth in US and Eurozone undercut by slowing Asian economies
Global manufacturing activity posted its fastest growth in
almost three years in December, stoking hopes that expansion in
the world economy will accelerate in 2014. Data compiled for
the monthly purchasing managers’ index (PMI) by Markit and
JPMorgan published on Thursday recorded its highest reading
since April 2011, with a...