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Global PMI improves but recovery weak and uneven

The global manufacturing PMI rose in November as conditions improved in China and the rate of contraction slowed in much of Europe. But the latest reading still points to weak global growth, large regional divergences and continued recession in Japan and the euro-zone.

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