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U.S., EUROPEAN FACTORIES SEE EASING SUPPLY STRAINS, BUT OMICRON THREATENS
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SIGNS OF FEWER BOTTLENECKS APPEARED IN THE FINAL MONTHS OF LAST YEAR, AS ASIAN
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