TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese factory activity shrank at the fastest pace in over three years in October, largely hurt by slumping new orders and output, in yet another sign of broadening economic cracks in the face of slowing global demand and trade frictions.
The weak reading adds to pressure on the government and the central bank to take steps to shield the economy from heightening risks to the outlook from a Sino-U.S. trade dispute, slowing global growth and a sales tax hike at home.
The Jibun Bank Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in October contracted at the quickest pace since June 2016, slipping to 48.5 on a seasonally adjusted basis from a final 48.9 in the previous month.
IHS Markit’s measure of manufacturing and services rose marginally in October, but still signals the slump has extended into the fourth quarter. Factories remain the weak spot, with employment in industry falling the most in almost 10 years.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-24/germany-s-economic-downturn-worsens-as-job-engine-falters
Instead, most Americans are in what I would call “the barely getting by” category. Here are some key facts that I pulled out of the report: 33 percent of all American workers made less than $20,000 last year and 46 percent of all American workers made less than $30,000 last year.
Gerald Celente – The Greatest Depression Stage One
Trends Journal, Released on 10/25/19
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from Jason Burack via Wall St For Main St
A third of banks around the world are too weak to survive a severe economic recession, management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. said.
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