{"id":4527,"date":"2020-01-30T10:16:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T10:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=4527"},"modified":"2022-12-15T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T14:57:24","slug":"week-5-in-manufacturing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-5-in-manufacturing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How the coronavirus outbreak in China could hit manufacturing; Signs of a global recovery in manufacturing are starting to show; Connected Manufacturing 2020: What makes a good CDO?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manufacturing-news-week-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manufacturing-news-week-5.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manufacturing-news-week-5-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manufacturing-news-week-5-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the coronavirus outbreak in China could hit manufacturing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sharp action taken by the Chinese government to basically delay workers going back to work is definitely going to cause some supply disruptions,\u201d Liew, who is chief investment officer at REYL Singapore, told CNBC\u2019s \u201cStreet Signs\u201d on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/01\/30\/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-china-could-hit-manufacturing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"CNBC (opens in a new tab)\">CNBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs of a global recovery in manufacturing are starting to show<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The strength in global equities and other risk assets in recent months is, in part, due to optimism that a global cyclical recovery is beginning to take hold, following the severe manufacturing-led downturn in 2018 and 2019. However, this optimism in the financial markets contrasts with the much more pessimistic tone still emerging from economic forecasters about global growth prospects in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c44dc02c-3d2d-11ea-a01a-bae547046735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Financial Times (opens in a new tab)\">Financial Times<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connected Manufacturing 2020: What makes a good CDO? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Connected Manufacturing Leaders Summit in Berlin brings together Ops tech and Info Tech from some of the world\u2019s biggest manufacturers; all of them on the quest for Industry 4.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturing Global was in the audience to hear a&nbsp;panel discussion packed with insight on \u201cConnecting the \u2018purpose\u2019 to the data\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturingglobal.com\/technology\/connected-manufacturing-2020-what-makes-good-cdo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Manufacturing Global (opens in a new tab)\">Manufacturing Global<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. economic growth was steady and in line with expectations last quarter, but overall growth in 2019 was weaker than the previous year.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gross domestic product \u2014 which measures the value of goods and services produced inside the United States \u2014 grew at a 2.1 percent annual rate between October and December, the same as the previous three months, according to preliminary data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The economy has not expanded by 3 percent or more in a full calendar year since 2005. Year-over-year growth was 2.3 percent in 2019, compared with 2.5 percent a year earlier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\">NY Times<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The E.U. gave its official approval of Brexit, the last step in its internal procedures before Britain leaves the bloc tomorrow.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a sometimes emotional vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday, the countries remaining in the union gave a last seal of approval to the agreement on Britain\u2019s withdrawal. 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