German PMIs show first contraction in activity since November Malta Independent Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:11 Last update: about 15 years ago <a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=291' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=291&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a> PMI figures for Germany though stronger than the French ones, stopped Market participants’ euphoria.