Modestly higher than the ‘contractionary’ 49.7 print in Janauary, February’s Markit (flash) China Manufacturing PMI printed at 50.1 (beating expectations of a drop to 49.5). However, before global investors pop the proverbial champagne corks of global recovery, we note that employment’s drop accelerated, New Export Orders contracted the most since June 2013, and prices continued to fall.