Tag: Factory
Japan’s factory activity shrinks, US polices dog outlook, PMI shows
TOKYO- Japan’s factory activity shrank for an eighth consecutive month in February, while worries about US protectionist trade policies weighed on firms’ outlook, a...
China factory activity hits 5-mo low
By Liz Lee and Joe Cash
BEIJING- China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in January, an official factory survey showed on Monday, its weakest since August,...
Japan machinery orders rise on strong factory investment
By Kantaro Komiya
TOKYO- Japan’s core machinery orders rose 3.4 percent in November from the previous month to beat analysts’ forecast, government data showed on...
Japan’s factory activity softens anew
TOKYO- Japan’s factory activity shrank for the sixth straight month on lacklustre demand while the service sector extended gains in December, business surveys showed...
US factory orders fall for 2nd month
New orders for US manufactured goods fell for a second straight month in September, and business spending on equipment appears to have pulled back...
