Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
- Latest: Bitcoin hit by China crackdown call
- US PMI shows ‘spectacular growth’
- But input prices for PPE, transport and raw materials also surge
- UK PMI hits record high this month
- Eurozone firms also growing strongly as lockdown eases
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Right, time to wrap up. Here’s a quick recap.
Companies on both sides of the Atlantic have reported a surge in activity this month as lockdowns are eased.
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The US dollar has rallied after today’s US PMI report showed American companies were growing ‘spectacularly fast’.
The news that output was surging, and that raw material shortage were pushing up prices, boosted the greenback. It has pulled the pound back down to $1.415, having hit $1.422 for the first time since February.