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Elsewhere on Monday, investors got a positive read on manufacturing, as the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index, or PMI, rose to a four-year high.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Other economic data to be released include the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index on Monday and the Services PMI on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Across the eurozone as a whole, the composite Purchasing Managers Index—a measure of activity in the manufacturing and services sectors—fell to 48.6 from 50.7, reaching its lowest level in 17 months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Economic data released this week include retail sales figures from the Census Bureau on Tuesday and S&P Global’s Manufacturing and Services Purchasing Managers’ Indexes on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

“The British Purchasing Agency? They can’t take it back. They’re paying twelve and a half cents for beans all over the country.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck