HONG KONG: Asian manufacturing gauges stumbled in January, suggesting that the United States-China trade agreement has failed to spur sentiment for an industry now bracing for supply-chain disruptions and a blow to demand from the spread of the coronavirus.
South Korea’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) - often viewed as a key barometer of global demand - fell to 49.8 from 50.1 in December.
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