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Slack Eurozone labour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... growth to reduce the slack in the labour market to lift inflation. The latest PMI surveys offer good tidings. Markit Economics' final Eurozone Composite PMI rose to 54.4 in December from a preliminary reading of 53.9 and 53.9 in November. It is the highest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
US composite PMI Markit Economics' flash US composite PMI fell to a reading of 53.7 in December - the lowest in three months - from November's final reading of 54.9 as stronger expansion in manufacturing (to 54.2 in December from 54.1) was more than ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... year might be more (though it's too soon to tell and also because of the Trump factor). The flash estimate of Markit Economics' US manufacturing PMI increased to a reading of 54.2 In December from November's final reading of 54.1. The December figure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... driven by business activity (61.7); employment (58.2), new orders (57.0) and new export orders (57.0). While Markit Economics' gauge of the US service sector dipped to a less than expected 54.6 in November from 54.8 in the previous month, it remains ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... June this year and beat market expectations for a 52.3 print. This is consistent with the survey conducted by Markit Economics on the US manufacturing sector. The final estimate of Markit's US manufacturing index increased to 54.1 in November from the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... 104.5 in September while that of current conditions increased to 115.0 from 114.7. The positive reading follows Markit Economics latest PMI survey for Germany that showed the Composite PMI rising to 55.1 in October - the highest reading in three months ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... to a reading of 49.7 in September from 48.3 in the previous month. The ISM manufacturing survey contrasts with Markit Economics' US manufacturing PMI which slowed to a final reading of 51.5 in September from 52.0 in the previous month. While slightly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... 0.8% pick-up. Year-on-year, Eurozone industrial production declined by 0.5% in July after gaining 0.7% in June. Markit Economics' Eurozone manufacturing PMI survey for August -- down a three-month low of 51.7 from 52.0 in July - suggests continued weakness ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... from 49.4), production (49.6 from 55.4) and prices (53 from 55). Although it offered a more positive reading, Markit Economics' US manufacturing PMI also slowed to a reading of 52.0 in August - still expanding - from 52.9 in the previous month. Markit's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to a reading of 52.1 in August from July's nine-month high level of 52.9 on the back of continued solid strength in production. While the ...