pressure
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The Asian manufacturing sector seems to be on firmer ground, wrapping up last year on an optimistic note as survey data signaled improving factory activity though rising cost pressures could cloud any recovery.
Chinese automakers could face more pressure in 2026 as China has scaled back trade-in subsidies for mid-to-lower-priced vehicles in the new year to promote technology innovation and improve the auto sector’s product mix, analysts said.
At each location, the team identified shocked quartz -- grains of sand that have been physically altered by extreme heat and pressure.
From Science Daily
As temperatures and pressures rise, water trapped in minerals is released.
From Science Daily
It also “reflected resilient global economy and export demand, some front-loading ahead of reciprocal tariff pressures and also broad-based gains across key sectors,” the chief economist adds.
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