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...The rest of the eurozone “saw the best performance . . . despite growth slowing slightly”, S&P said....
...S&P Global’s flash eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index, which measures business activity across the bloc, rose to an eight-month high of 48.9 this month, up from 47.9 in January....
...Companies continued to add jobs for a third consecutive month, albeit at “only a very modest pace”, S&P said....
...S&P Global’s flash eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index, which measures businesses activity across the bloc, rose to a nine-month high of 49.9, up from 49.2 a month earlier....
...Diego Iscaro, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said March’s fall in headline inflation “may raise expectations for a rate cut later this month”....
...Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index edged up 0.2 per cent. On Wall Street the S&P 500 gained 1.2 per cent on Tuesday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.6 per cent....
...Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 0.3 per cent....
...Stock markets in Asia were muted in early trading on Wednesday despite the US S&P 500 closing at a record high....
...S&P Global’s flash eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index rose to an eight-month high of 48.9, up from 47.9 a month earlier. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a smaller rise to 48.5....
...“Now you’ve got the ECB saying April is on the cards for a cut and if not definitely by June,” said William Vaughan, associate portfolio manager at Brandywine Global....
...S&P Global’s flash eurozone composite purchasing managers’ index, a measure of business activity across the bloc, rose slightly to 47.9, up from 47.6 a month earlier, after an improvement in manufacturing...
...Eurozone businesses were still struggling with weak demand at the start of this year, according to a survey of purchasing managers released by S&P Global last week, which found activity continued to decline...
...France has not managed to achieve a surplus in its primary budget that excludes interest costs since 2008 and rating agency S&P Global this week forecast that on this measure its deficit would remain one...
...Businesses reported the steepest rise in selling prices since last May, mainly because of higher labour costs as wages rise, S&P said....
...Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.2 per cent. Australia’s economy is exposed to Chinese demand for its commodities exports....
...Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.8 per cent in early trading to hit a new all-time high....
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