China's manufacturing may shrink at faster pace

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Source: Bloomberg
China's manufacturing is expected to contract at faster pace in August, indicating more fiscal and monetary stimulus may be required. The preliminary reading for a purchasing managers' index was 47.8 following July's 49.3 figure. Export growth decreased to 1% in July from the previous year after an 11.3% increase in June, whereas lending and industrial output missed economists' expectations. 
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