Brazil’s industrial PMI dropped to 49.0 in September from 50.1 in August, says S&P Global Markets. A score under 50 signals sector contraction. Nonetheless, this rate surpasses this year’s average of 47.6. Production shrank in 10 of the last 11 months. S&P cited bad weather and less consumer spending as reasons. Yet, the contraction in […]
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