It’s not just stock market turmoil. Capitalist growth is clearly slowing—and the downturn in the Purchasing Managers Index (as calculated by Markit) suggests weak growth in the months ahead.
Worries about financial market volatility, the impact of slower growth overseas, a downturn in the energy sector and uncertainty about higher interest rates all took their toll and set the scene for further weakness in coming months.
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