Survey: US manufacturing accelerates in June

[...] presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has amped up his calls for tariffs and shredding current trade agreements in an effort increase manufacturing jobs in the United States.

[...] other indicators show that U.S. manufacturing continues to struggle, limiting the ability of the U.S. economy to expand faster.

[...] last month, the employment component of the ISM's index had indicated that factories were shedding workers.

Since January, manufacturers have let go of 53,000, according to the Labor Department.