Tariffs sap the US expansion
Kia ora,
Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.
And today we lead with newsthe prospect of tariffs already seem to be sapping the rising expansion of the American manufacturing sector over the past few years.
The first look at PMIs for March are starting to come through with early 'flash' results. In the US, the S&P Global composite PMI rose in March from February's 10-month low. The service sector led the upturn with a better than expected…
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