Manufacturing Gains in U.S. as China Stalls: Global Economy

Manufacturing will take center stage in the global economic watch this week, with the U.S. projected to fare better than the rest.

Orders for American-made capital equipment such as computers and machinery probably climbed in March by the most in four months, economist forecast an April 24 report will show. In the euro zone, a report may indicate factories are growing at a steady pace in April, while similar figures out of China will probably signal factories in the world’s second-biggest economy are pulling back, though not as severely as in March.