VOLATILE AND STORMY A "barrage of headwinds" impacted UK manufacturing last month as the sector was hit by falling output. [...] Data from China showed the sector there contracted in May for the third month running. News from across the Atlantic was more positive, activity picked up as demand from consumers remained strong despite inflationary pressures. DANNI HEWSON, AJ BELL

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