Asia's factory pain deepens on trade war, global slowdown
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia's export powerhouses saw factory activity shrink further in October, as cooling global demand and trade tensions keep policymakers busy ramping up support for their fragile economies to help dodge recession.A private sector purchasing managers' index (PMI) showed a surprising pick-up in China's factory activity on Friday, but this was in contrast to an official factory gauge the day before which pointed to a further deterioration.Manufacturing activity in North Asia..