Wednesday, 1 July, 2026
Engines of Resilience: Global Factories Defy War-Driven Cost Spikes
By TechShots Studio
Global factory activity staged a resilient expansion in June, largely insulated by a booming wave of artificial intelligence investment and tech-related demand. Purchasing Managers' Indexes (PMIs) across major economies like China and Japan comfortably cleared the growth threshold. Despite persistent shipping delays and heavy supply chain backlogs fueled by ongoing conflict in the Middle East, manufacturers successfully absorbed elevated energy and raw material costs.