US Business Activity Boosted by Government Reopening
- * US Economic Growth: S&P Global reported a buoyant US economy in November, with the Flash U.S.
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* US Economic Growth: S&P Global reported a buoyant US economy in November, with the Flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index rising to 54.8. This suggests annualized GDP growth of around 2.5% in the fourth quarter.
* Sector Performance:
* Services: Experienced the strongest output increase as July and the largest increase in new business this year.
* Manufacturing: Showed a robust increase in production but a slowdown in new orders.
* Business Optimism: Companies are more optimistic about the year ahead than they have been since January. Manufacturing optimism hit a five-month high, and services optimism reached an 11-month high.
* Factors Boosting Optimism: Hopes for interest rate cuts, the end of the government shutdown, and improved overall economic sentiment are contributing to the positive outlook.
* Government Shutdown: The government shutdown ended on November 12th after lasting for a period of time (the exact duration isn’t specified in this excerpt).