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US: Solid growth maintained in November, but inflation picks up
The US private sector services economy continued to expand at a solid pace in November, despite growth softening to a five-month low, according to the latest PMI® survey data from S&P Global. Activity was supported by the firmest rise in new work of 2025 so far, whilst confidence in the outlook strengthened following the end of the government shutdown and expectations of improved economic growth in the year ahead. Firms also took on additional staff to a stronger degree amid some evidence of capacity pressures, but with reports of higher labor costs and tariffs continuing to push up prices in general, input cost ... (full story)
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