Global factory woes persist in October

TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Factory activity in key global economies contracted again in October as cooling demand and trade tensions kept policymakers busy trying to dodge recession.Purchasing managers' index reports from the United States, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom, among others, showed the global uncertainty spawned by trade spats and Brexit continued to keep a lid on factory output.In the United States, the Institute for Supply Management said its widely followed manufacturing..