China’s factory sector stayed in contraction for an eighth month, with the manufacturing PMI stuck at 49.2 and non-manufacturing activity slipping into contraction for the first time in nearly three years. Industrial output slowed and exports weakened as global demand failed to offset falling U.S. shipments. Tensions with the U.S. have eased after a temporary Trump–Xi truce, though details remain unresolved.
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