Major news on inflation for July

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https://www.lse.co.uk/news/us-manufacturing-holds-up-better-…

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US manufacturing holds up better than expected in July, price pressures recede

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(Sharecast News) - Factory sector activity in the US held up better than expected last month, the results of a key survey revealed.

But respondents’ answers betrayed caution when it came to the outlook for new orders, staff availability and the risk of raw materials shortages.

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Worth noting, the sub-índex for the prices paid by companies registered a big drop, from 78.5 to 60.0.

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Just to clarify, the cheery “better than expected” spin is being applied to down numbers.

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing sector Purchasing Managers’ Index dipped from a reading of 53.0 for June to 52.8 in July (consensus: 52.1).

Nevertheless, the key sub-índex linked to new orders did slip further into contractionary territory, receding from June’s print of 49.2 to 48.0.

Steve

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Steve,

Yup and the price of oil dropped out of bed this morning. This news is not headlining. It is news with more than today’s import in it.

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…the price of oil dropped out of bed this morning.

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insight…
Crude futures traded lower in midmorning trade in Europe on Aug. 1, as markets reacted to weakened economic activity in China with the Caixin PMI dropping to 50.4 in July.

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