Financial Post
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May 21, 2026
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French Business Activity Slumps at Fastest Pace Since 2020
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j){8[306v([(jw8f1)p4)tza_media_dl_1.png S&P Global Article content (Bloomberg) — French business activity shrank at the quickest pace in five and a half years as higher energy prices hit consumers and firms. Article content S&P Global’s Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index sank to 43.5 in May from 47.6 in April — holding below the 50 mark separating expansion from contraction for a fifth month. Analysts polled by Bloomberg had anticipated a slight improvement. Article content Article content Article content The manufacturing and services gauges both plunged, with companies saying the Iran war …
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