The weak Philly Fed index reinforced fears that President Trump's trade war would hurt the US economic outlook and worsened the mood," said Kengo Suzuki, chief forex strategist at Mizuho Securities.
The Philadelphia Fed index on US Mid-Atlantic business activity fell to 19.9 in June from 34.4 in May, its steepest fall since January 2014.
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