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...Despite these challenges, the final reading of the British manufacturers’ purchasing manager’s index, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 55.8 in April, up from 55.2 in March....
...Duncan Brock, group director at the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, said the rise in activity was powered by holiday and hospitality bookings as consumer confidence returned....
...However, growth in services “looks prone to a slowdown amid the recent rise in Covid-19 cases,” warned Williamson....
...The indications of continued growth suggested that the post-lockdown recovery remained robust in the face of increased Covid-19 cases and supply-side constraints....
...The rise in the composite purchasing managers’ index “will embolden [Bank of England] Monetary Policy Committee members seeking to drive through an increase in bank rate at the next meeting on November 4...
...The flash, or interim, composite purchasing managers’ output index published by the research group IHS Markit and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply dropped to 55.3 in August from 59.2 in...
...Input price inflation rose to its highest level for 33 months, however, with higher operating expenses in many cases passed on to clients....
...James Smith, economist at the bank ING, said the July figures “hint at an economic recovery that’s stalling as Covid-19 cases rise”....
...The IHS Markit/Cips flash, or interim, UK purchasing managers’ index for services rose to 47 in June from 29 in May....
...Set against the lowest unemployment rate for decades managers said in some cases this had led to an increase in input prices as staff demanded higher salaries....
...A surge in cases in Europe, particularly Italy, point to further weakening of demand as more companies face problems sourcing parts and components....
...In some cases, survey respondents said that unusually wet weather negatively affected output in October....
...The IHS Markit purchasing managers’ UK index fell to 49.4 in May, dropping below 50 for the first time since July 2016, and well below economists’ expectations of 52....
...“People are stocking because, in the case of goods they ship in from Europe, they are concerned about delays at the ports,” said Duncan Brock of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, a body...
...But Ms Brock said that in many cases, the time and effort devoted to upselling and marketing was still much greater than that applied to analysing returns data....
...The purchasing managers’ index for services rose to 54 in May, up from 52.8 the previous month. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector, while anything below indicates contraction....
...The feminine, Italy-based label Attico offers a high-waist jean with a kick flair in two washes, while Laura Vassar and Kristopher Brock — the husband-and-wife duo behind the US-based Brock Collection —...
...“I think that the extreme case — that HNA wants to bid for the whole bank — is off the table....
...-Mexico border that in some cases involved suspected drug-cartel members, said people familiar with the probe.”...
...But after July’s bankruptcy filing, she will have to work on – in case her retirement benefits are cut....
...George Brock, head of journalism at City University in London, said: “For once, the BBC has done the right thing....
...It is not clear whether the alleged co-conspirators will testify in the government’s case....
...In any case, the infighting among some Asian families may not properly reflect the genre as a whole....
...One emerging markets fund manager, who invests in commodities, said: “When you have people asking questions about gold’s intrinsic value, it’s difficult to see a bankable case for diamonds as a store of...
...George Brock, president of the World Editors Forum, said he saw “a big disconnection” between editors’ belief in integrated newsrooms and the resources newspaper managers were devoting to them....
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