China, Japan Manufacturing Grows, Euro Zone Falters

Manufacturing in China and Japan returned to growth in June after months of decline but an unexpectedly sharp fall in French business activity dragged on the wider euro zone, surveys showed on Monday.   Beijing's targeted stimulus measures and Japan's improving labour market supported domestic demand in Asia's dominant economies but the gap between the common currency area's big two remains wide.   Germany and France went their separate ways again, with German...

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