The author is Nomura Global Markets Research The HSBC flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 52.0 in July from a final June reading of 50.7, much stronger than market expectations of 51.0. This is a 1.3 percentage point increase, in contrast with the historical average of a 0.3 percentage point decline in July from […]

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