SINGAPORE -- U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to raise and broaden tariffs on Chinese imports has darkened Asian manufacturers' outlooks, which had shown signs of recovery in last month's Nikkei Purchasing Managers' Index survey.
The April Nikkei PMI survey indicated the region's manufacturers were overcoming the headwinds arising from U.S.-China trade tensions, with some analysts saying the worst was over, although some economies still faced falling external demand.
