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In May, S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers Index for manufacturing in the eurozone fell to 51.6, from a near four-year high of 52.2 in April, as input prices rose at the fastest pace in three-and-a-half years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

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

The eurozone Purchasing Managers Index fell to 47.5 in May from 48.8 in April, marking the sharpest decline since October 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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