Soft data weighs on oil, stocks; Europe shines
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil futures prices hit a six-month low on Monday, weighed by oversupply and weaker demand expectations, while stocks in Asia and on Wall Street were under pressure as factory data from China and the United States disappointed. The Canadian dollar hit its weakest in more than a decade against its U.S. peer, weighed by lower crude. The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector slowed in July and missed expectations, while China's factory activity s
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