Europe, Asia and U.S. factories end 2024 on weak footing as Trump 2.0 risks mount

A manufacturing slowdown in the euro zone intensified last month, with scant signs of a rebound anytime soon as the bloc’s three largest economies – Germany, France and Italy – remained stuck in an industrial recession. Manufacturing purchasing managers’ indexes for December from across Asia published on Thursday showed factory activity slowing in China and South Korea although there were some signs of a pickup in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.Read More