There were few positives in the February PMIs, with the headline readings pointing to another broad-based deterioration in regional manufacturing conditions. The chances of an improvement in the near term look slim – the forward-looking new export orders components mostly deteriorated in February, chiming with the weak outturn in timely Korean export data.
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