Financial Post
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May 21, 2026
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German Private-Sector Activity Contracts for Second Month on War
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A worker on the assembly line of the Mercedes automobiles in Sindelfingen, Germany. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg PHOTO BY KRISZTIAN BOCSI /Bloomberg Article content (Bloomberg) — German private-sector activity shrank for a second month, raising the risk that Europe’s largest economy is succumbing to the knock-on effects of the Iran war. Article content S&P Global’s Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index edged up to 48.6 in May from 48.4 the previous month, though remained below the 50 threshold separating expansion from contraction. Analysts had expected a slight increase. Article con…
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