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China's factory activity shrank for a second straight month in November, official data showed Wednesday, as large swathes of the country were hit by COVID-19 lockdowns and transport disruptions. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) - a key gauge of manufacturing in the world's second-biggest economy came in at 48.0, down from October's 49.2 and well below the 50-point mark separating growth from contraction, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

South African manufacturing activity improved in October, but rolling power cuts and a crippling strike at freight rail and ports company Transnet prevented a stronger recovery, a survey showed on Tuesday.

The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 55.3 in October from September's 55.1

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Let's get a check on cnn business this thursday morning. looking at markets around the world, losses in asia, china's factory activity shrank for the first time in three months. and lockdowns weighing on shares. europe considerable losses. and on wall street, stock index futures are lower after four days of a powell stock market pummelling. four down days since he bluntly told investors more aggressive rate hikes are coming. it was the worst august percentage-wise since 2015. 4% losses for the month. and a tough year. if you can keeping score, we're on track for the worst since the financial c...