China’s factory activity contracts for a 6th straight month as trade tensions weigh

China’s factory activity contracts for a 6th straight month as trade tensions weigh

HONG KONG — China’s factory activity shrank for a sixth straight month in September, the longest slump since 2019, an official report said Tuesday.

The official manufacturing purchasing managers index, or PMI, improved to 49.8 from 49.4 in…

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