Global manufacturing may point to recovery for Irish factories and rest of eurozone 

A recent uptick in a global index of manufacturing  has spurred expectations the sector has reached a turning point

Purchasing managers' indexes are due in the coming week for the eurozone, Britain, and Japan.

Global manufacturing will get a temperature check from closely-watched measures of activity for Europe and Asia, an opportunity to gauge whether a nascent recovery in factory output is gaining traction.

A recent uptick in a global index of manufacturing — to the highest level since mid-2022 — has spurred expectations the sector has reached a turning point after a broad consumer shift away from purchases of goods in favor of services.