US Factory Output Jumps Most in 11 Months, Signaling a Tentative Manufacturing Rebound
U.S. manufacturing activity showed a noticeable pulse of life in January, with factory production posting its largest monthly gain in 11 months—a result that offers some optimism for a sector that has been pressured by higher borrowing costs and trade frictions. According to data, manufacturing output rose 0.6% in January after being flat in December, […]
Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders
On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles. Like countless other companies in the manufacturing powerhouse of Zhejiang province, its products are geared largely towards export — a sector freshly menaced by […]
