China, Japan August factory surveys signal economic softness

(Reuters) - China's manufacturing activity hit a three-month low in August, raising the case for fresh policy steps to keep growth on track, while a Reuters poll showed Japan's economic recovery is likely to be modest despite a small acceleration in the factory sector.

World economic recovery struggling to gain traction

(Reuters) - Another month of slower factory activity in China and a sharp decline in a closely-watched gauge of U.S. manufacturing on Thursday added to concern about the state of the global economy.

At year's end: Economic recovery is taking shape

The question in an economic recovery invariably flips, in time, from when will it finally occur to what will it look like.