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Business activity in the euro zone saw an unexpected and sharp contraction this month, as the bloc’s dominant services sector stagnated, and the manufacturing downturn accelerated, according to data released on Monday. HCOB’s preliminary composite euro zone Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, dropped to 48.9 in September …

S&P Global composite PMI fell to 50.1 in July, attributed to the lack of growth of business activity in Germany and France. Eurozone business activity grinds to a halt amid surprise slump in Germany. Eurozone private-sector activity barely grew this month as its top economy Germany unexpectedly slumped, the latest …