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French manufacturing contracts for first time since November, PMI shows
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - France's manufacturing sector contracted in May for the first time since November, as the spike in energy prices and transport disruptions resulting from t...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
German factory activity stalls in May as demand weakens, PMI shows
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, June 1 (Reuters) - Germany's manufacturing sector stalled in May as waning demand and soaring costs linked to the war in the Middle East weighed on activity, a business surve...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Italian manufacturing cost pressures continue to mount, PMI shows
ROME, June 1 (Reuters) - Cost pressures in Italy's manufacturing sector rose for a fifth month running in May, fuelled by the conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed on Monday. The measure of inp...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Global smartphone market faces record annual decline as chip crunch worsens
By Che Pan and Casey Hall BEIJING, June 1 (Reuters) - The global smartphone market is heading for its steepest annual contraction on record, with shipments projected to slump by 13.9% this year to 1.0...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
European cloud providers back EU push to cut reliance on US tech
BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - Thirteen European cloud providers joined forces with a group of EU lawmakers and NGOs on Monday to back the European Commission's drive to cut the region's dependence on U...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Japan risks return to stagnation without early rate hike, ex-BOJ policymaker says
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan is on the verge of repeating the policy mishap that led to decades of economic stagnation as Iran war-induced inflation risks forcing the central bank t...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Spain's manufacturing growth slows as supply delays intensify, PMI shows
MADRID, June 1 (Reuters) - Spain's manufacturing sector expanded modestly in May, at a slightly slower pace than in April, as disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict worsened supply delays, rai...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
India GDP growth likely eased in January-March quarter on softer external demand: Reuters poll
By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU, June 1 (Reuters) - India's economic growth likely eased to 7.2% in the first quarter of 2026, according to a Reuters poll of economists, as weakening external demand and s...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Turkey's manufacturing nears stabilisation, PMI hits highest since March 2024
ISTANBUL, June 1 (Reuters) - Turkey's manufacturing sector neared stabilisation in May as output returned to growth and export orders rose for the first time in 21 months, a business survey showed on ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026
Goldman Sachs lifts 12-month STOXX 600 target on resilient earnings
June 1 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has raised its 12-month target for STOXX 600 index to 660, the U.S. brokerage said, citing resilient corporate earnings growth despite the war in the Middle East. The ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 01, 2026





