Eurozone PMI at 18-month low following broad-based national growth slowdown. Weaker growth of output and employment as new orders decline for first time since July 2009. PMIs for Italy and Ireland rejoin Spain and Greece in contraction territory. The final Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI fell to a one-and-a-half year low of 52.0 in June, down from 54.6 in May and unchanged from the earlier flash estimate. At 54.9, the average PMI reading during Q2 2011 is the lowest since the opening quarter of 2010 and well below the average of 57.9 seen in Q1. The PMI has signalled expansion in each of the past 21 months. ... (full story)