September’s manufacturing PMIs suggest that global industrial activity stagnated at the end of Q3, and forward-looking indicators point to further weakness ahead. The recent rise in oil prices seemed to push up the prices of manufactured goods. But digging deeper, the PMIs offer plenty of signs that underlying price pressures are easing, which implies that core consumer goods inflation should continue to fall.
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