(Bloomberg) --
Confidence among euro-area industry executives is at the lowest since 2012 when it comes to exports in the months ahead, according to the European Commission. It's the latest sign that the regions's already-battered industrial sector has taken an additional hit from the looming threat of new U.S. tariffs and the failure of Washington and Beijing to reach a definitive trade agreement.
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