Economy News
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Manufacturing in the U.S. unexpectedly shrank in May at the fastest pace in four years, showing slowdowns in business and government spending are holding back the world’s largest economy.
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Chinese manufacturing indexes showed small businesses struggling, sapping momentum in the economy and underscoring the need for the government to shift support away from larger, state-backed companies.
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Euro-area manufacturing output contracted less than initially estimated in May and a U.K. factory index surged, underscoring Mario Draghi’s view that the European economy is stabilizing.
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Europe faces Japan-style stagnation as governments delay reforms and the European Central Bank comes close to exhausting its options, said Clemens Fuest, president of the ZEW Center for European Economic Research.