source:[1] U.S. business activity growth hits 6-month low in December - Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/business/us-business- ...)[2] US Manufacturing PMI Falls to 51.8 in December, Missing Estimates - scanx.trade (https://scanx.trade/stock-market-news/global/ ...)[3] German business activity growth loses further momentum in December, PMI shows - Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-b ...)