The eurozone’s manufacturing sector posted a second successive monthly increase in output during April this year, according to S&P Global Ratings.
New orders continued to fall, but there was a near-stabilisation of demand as the rate of contraction slowed further.
Export markets were the principal drag on sales performances.
Manufacturers in the bloc preferred to trim headcounts.Read More
UK retail sales in discretionary categories rose 3.7 per cent in April, led by online growth, while in-store sales increased only 2.3 per cent—below inflation and still lagging 2024 levels, as per BDO.
Lifestyle and homewares underperformed, while fashion saw limited recovery.
BDO warns that economic uncertainty, tariff concerns, and shifting consumer habits continue to pressure high street retailers.Read More
BASF will expand semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid production at its Ludwigshafen site by 2027 to meet rising European demand.
The high double-digit million-euro investment supports local chipmakers and enhances supply chain reliability.
The facility will deliver ultra-pure chemicals crucial for automotive, mobile, and AI chip manufacturing.Read More
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The eurozone’s manufacturing sector posted a second successive monthly increase in output during April this year, according to S&P Global Ratings.The Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) increased for a …Read More
Despite rising only fractionally from 58.1 in March to 58.2 in April, the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed the strongest improvement in the health of the sector for 10 months.India’s manufacturing …Read More
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US reciprocal tariffs will exacerbate stress for Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with moderate to high intensity, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) recently cautioned.MSMEs with revenue below ₹2.5 billion (~$296.6 million) and …Read More
US reciprocal tariffs will exacerbate stress for Indian MSMEs with moderate to high intensity, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) recently cautioned.
Ind-Ra expects Indian MSMEs to turn more vulnerable, especially entities in the sectors where the impact of tariff war is negative.
It believes that any demand slowdown could impact MSMEs more than mid-sized corporations.Read More