EU S&P Global Composite Flash PMI (May) 54.9 vs. Exp. 55.3 (Prev. 55.8)

• Meanwhile prices charged for goods and services rose at the second-highest rate yet recorded by the survey, though the rate of inflation cooled slightly compared to April following a second successive monthly easing in firms’ input cost inflation.


• “Thanks to buoyant demand for services, particularly from households, the PMI data are consistent with the economy growing at a solid quarterly rate of 0.6% so far in the second quarter. However, it remains to be seen how long this service sector rebound can persist for, especially given the rising cost of living, and the weakness of manufacturing remains a concern, as the factory malaise is already showing signs of spilling over to some parts of the services economy."


• “Although there are signs that inflationary pressures could be peaking, with input cost inflation down for a second successive month and supply constraints starting to be less widely reported, inflationary pressures remain elevated at previously unprecedented levels."


• “Such high price pressures, accompanied by the reassuringly resilient GDP growth signalled by the surveys, looks set to tilt policymakers at the ECB towards a more hawkish stance." 

via S&P Global

24 May 2022 - 09:00- Fixed IncomeData- Source: S&P Global