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Producer confidence in Netherlands rises to -2.2 in August
However, producer confidence in August remains below the 20-year average of -1.3. It reached an all-time high (10.4) in October 2021 and an all-time low (-31.5) in April 2020.
Dutch producer confidence improved to -2.2 in August from -4.9 in July, driven by more optimism about future output and less negativity around stocks and orders, according to CBS.
However, confidence remains below the 20-year average.
Most sectors stayed negative, except ‘other industries’.
Textiles and clothing worsened. Manufacturing output in June was down 0.2 per cent year-on-year.
Manufacturers’ assessment of expected output for the next three months was more positive than it was in June. They were also less negative about their current stocks of finished products and order positions. Manufacturers who anticipated an increase in output over the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decrease.
However, two other component indicators were negative. Manufacturers were more likely to indicate that their order position was weak rather than strong for the time of year, and more manufacturers described their current stock of finished products as large rather than small.
Confidence was negative in almost all industrial sectors. Only manufacturers in ‘other industries’ (such as repair and installation of machinery and furniture) were positive in August. However, manufacturers in textiles and clothes sector declined further to -7.2 in August from -5.1 in July.
In June, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.2 per cent lower than it was in June 2024. Manufacturing output fell by 0.1 per cent relative to May, after adjusting for seasonal and calendar effects.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)
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Reuters
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December 2, 2025
American Eagle Outfitters raised its annual comparable sales forecast on Tuesday, betting on marketing-driven demand for its apparel and accessories during the holiday season, sending its shares up about 15% after the bell.
Marketing campaigns and newer collections of clothing, along with a focus on high-earning consumers, have helped the company offset losses from the broader retail slowdown and budget-conscious consumers pulling back on discretionary spending amid inflationary prices and trade-policy-driven uncertainty.
The company has been trying to boost demand through its marketing initiatives, including the “Great Jeans” denim campaign with actress Sydney Sweeney, a tie-up with NFL player Travis Kelce’s clothing brand Tru Kolors, and partnerships with tennis player Coco Gauff and actress Jenna Ortega.
The company sees annual comparable sales rising in the low single digits, compared to its previous expectations of about flat growth.
The company posted quarterly net revenue of $1.36 billion, compared with analysts’ estimates of $1.32 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.
Quarterly comparable sales rose 4%, compared with analysts’ estimates of a 2.4% rise. The company sees current quarter comparable sales rising between 8% and 9%, compared with analysts’ estimates of a 2.2% rise.
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Although three of the five PMI components continued to reflect improving operating conditions, employment and stocks of purchases contracted. Production and new orders rose for the fourth straight month, supported by consumer and intermediate goods, but investment goods saw renewed declines.
Thailand, India, Vietnam, Colombia, Pakistan and the US led global output rankings. The euro area and the UK registered mild growth, Japan contracted, and China saw output stagnate. Export demand remained a drag: global new export orders fell for the eighth consecutive month, though at the slowest pace in the current downturn. Developed markets such as the US, Japan and the euro area saw declines, while emerging markets, including mainland China and India, recorded increases.
Global manufacturing growth softened in November as the PMI slipped to 50.5, reflecting slower gains in output and new orders and a return to job losses.
Consumer and intermediate goods drove expansion, but investment goods weakened.
Export demand continued to contract, while business sentiment improved slightly yet stayed below average.
Inflation pressures persisted, especially in developed markets.
Business confidence edged up to a five-month high but stayed below its long-run average for the twentieth consecutive month. Brazil, Colombia and Thailand were the most optimistic, with the UK and the US also ranking high. The new orders-to-inventory ratio reached an eight-month peak, signalling tentative resilience ahead.
Employment fell for the second time in three months, with job cuts in China, the euro area and the UK offset by gains in the US, Japan and India. Backlogs of work continued to shrink, marking forty-one straight months of decline. Inventory, purchasing activity and input stock indices all pointed to contractions.
Input costs and factory-gate prices rose again, with inflation pressures sharper in developed markets. Supply chains remained strained as average vendor delivery times lengthened for the eighteenth month running.
“The JP Morgan global manufacturing output PMI fell back 0.3-points to 51.2 in November, a level consistent with modest but resilient growth in global industry. In our forward-looking indicators, the future output PMI made a reassuring 1.4-point rebound after dropping in October, though this was tempered somewhat by a fall in the new orders index to a four-month low. By economy, output in the US and India are still expanding at solid rates, whereas the performances in China and the rest of the G-4 remain lacklustre in comparison,” Maia Crook, Global Economist at JP Morgan, said in a release.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KD)
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Ansa
Published
December 2, 2025
Chinese group JD.com has acquired an 85.2% stake in Germany’s Ceconomy, the holding company that controls the MediaMarkt (MediaWorld in Italy) and Saturn retail chains, in a deal worth €2.2 billion, according to several specialist trade publications.
Around 60% comes from JD.com’s takeover bid, with the remainder resulting from an agreement with Convergenta, the Kellerhals family’s holding company, which will retain a 25.35% stake. The company announced it in a statement.
Germany’s federal antitrust authority gave its approval in September, noting that JD.com had previously been ‘active in Germany only to a very limited extent.’
However, according to Ceconomy, completion of the public tender offer is still subject to approval by the relevant foreign trade authorities and to approval under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. Completion is therefore expected in the first half of 2026.
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