NEW YORK: Factory activity in the United States and Japan improved in June while Europe’s manufacturers suffered a deeper contraction, the latest surveys showed, underscoring how the euro’s export-choking rise against major currencies has brought yet more pain to the euro zone economy.
Manufacturers in the world’s three biggest economies are scrabbling to find sources of growth but economists say conditions are ripe outside Europe for an improvement.
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