下午咖啡: China Manufacturing Slows Down, TPP Trade Deal to Start by Year’s End

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Manufacturing in China for October grew at its slowest pace in two years,压力的迹象from lower demand and U.S. tariffs, Reuters reports. The country’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 50.2, below estimates and right at the 50-point line between expansion and contraction.

TPP Trade Deal Ratified

跨太平洋伙伴关系贸易协议is set to startby year’s end after enough nations ratified the treaty, The Wall Street Journal reports. The deal includes 11 countries around the Pacific rim and creates a free-trade zone for member countries, which have a combined GDP of $10 trillion. The U.S. isn’t part of the pact because the Trump administration opposed it.

Supply Chain Horror Stories

在今天万圣节，供应链潜水恢复了其文章supply chain nightmares— “horrors that only those in our industry can appreciate.”

Employment Numbers Rise

And finally, an update on jobs: Hiring in October continued at a better-than-expected pace, withprivate payrolls risingby 227,000, CNBC reports on figures released Wednesday.