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Macro Briefing: 25 November 2024

US growth in business activity strengthened in November, according to PMI survey data. The US PMI Composite Output Index, a GDP proxy, rose to 55.3, a 31-month high. “The business mood has brightened in November, with confidence about the year ahead hitting a two-and-a-half year high,” says , Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. “The prospect of lower interest rates and a more probusiness approach from the incoming administration has fueled greater optimism, in turn helping drive output and order book inflows higher in November.”

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