Daily Archives: November 21, 2013

Good for families, bad for retailers and consumer dependent GDP forecasts

Today HSBC’s Chinese preliminary purchasing managers’ index slipped to 50.4 in November from 50.9 in October. The reading just above 50 implies a weak expansion among manufacturers, and is a sign that growth in the third quarter is fading. The … Continue reading

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