China's HSBC flash manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) slips to 49.2 in April, from a final reading of 49.6 and a flash reading of 49.6 in March, reaching a 12-month low for the index. "Operating conditions in China’s manufacturing sector deteriorated slightly for the second month running in April…Production increased only marginally, while total new […]

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