The latest #PMI data revealed a mix of sluggish global growth and soaring business costs in May, with input price inflation hitting the second-highest since the commodity price surge of 2008-09 (1/7)
The UK and US are reporting the steepest cost increases of the world’s major economies, while Japan and Brazil also saw unprecedented rates (2/7)
While price rises have been led by manufacturing so far, recent data have shown signs of inflation levelling off due to peaking supply delays and cooling of demand (3/7)
Supplier delivery delays have eased quite considerably in the US, eurozone and UK compared to peaks seen in 2021, though it is a different story in Asia with disruption coming from lockdowns in China (4/7)
Meanwhile, rising pressures from energy, materials and labour costs have driven service cost inflation above that of manufacturing for the first time in almost 2 years (5/7)
That said, by detailed sector, the highest rate of inflation was recorded by food manufacturers in May, raising concerns of a further hit to household expenses (6/7)
🌐 The latest S&P Global Sector #PMI showed the #COVID recovery propelling consumer services further in May. However, weak demand and inflationary pressures restricted growth across production industries.
Global Tourism & Recreation firms continued on their post-COVID rebound in May and raised employment at the fastest pace on record (since Oct ‘09).
The Global Banking sector endured a difficult May, with new business falling at a pace unseen outside of the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
US equity investor risk appetite improved for a second month running in November, rising to the highest since April. The Risk Appetite Index rose from +7% in October to +36% in November. Read more: ihsmark.it/pR4t50GJr7M
November saw investors’ expectations of market support from central bank and fiscal policy lift higher. The macro environment is also seen as more positive for equities, with the US and global economies set to provide the biggest contributions since July.
The Q3 results so far have prompted 32% of investors to ramp up their expectations of Q4 earnings, according to the latest IMI poll, outnumbering the 10% that have revised down their expectations by three-to-one.