Fragile World Manufacturing Front and Center of Fed Rate Debate

(Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve policy makers will meet in two weeks to weigh an interest-rate cut against the backdrop of a booming U.S. stock market, a seemingly unflappable American consumer and steady job growth.Much of the reason for looking past all this strength lies in tepid manufacturing, lackluster
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Global recession fears grow as factory activity shrinks – Reuters

Factory activity contracted across Asia and Europe last month as an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing raised fears of a global economic downturn and heaped pressure on policymakers to roll out more stimulus.
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