Most worrying was the further fall in employment, notably in the manufacturing sector...

While Germany surprisingly slipped deeper into negative territory, France exceeded expectations

The flash eurozone composite PMI rose to 49.5 in June 2026, beating expectations of 49.1 and signaling a milder contraction amid inflation and geopolitical

Business activity in the eurozone remained in contraction territory in June, but it picked up pace compared to a month earlier, a key survey showed...

UK Composite PMI dropped to 49.4 in June 2026, marking a second consecutive month of contraction as firms cut jobs faster and new orders weakened.

It also came as firms continued to increase prices in reaction to cost pressures from the Middle East conflict and government policy

S&P Global's June flash PMI shows US manufacturing at 55.1, the highest since May 2022, while services barely expands at 50.7 amid geopolitical pressure.

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Most worrying was the further fall in employment, notably in the manufacturing sector...

The increase in the services PMI was partly attributed to the FIFA World Cup tournament. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.