Economics
Euro-Area Manufacturing Grows as Risk of Recession Eases
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The euro-area economy may have moved one step away from another recession.
A Purchasing Managers’ Index showed manufacturing in the region unexpectedly grew this month, while Spain’s economy showed signs of a further recovery, with third-quarter unemployment dropping to the lowest level since 2011. In Germany, factories rebounded from a slump in September.