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Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... yen which, in turn, is thanks to optimism over the "phase one" deal between the US and China and indications from the Markit PMI surveys that the contraction in global manufacturing activity has bottomed. As such, the VIX index - the fear gauge - has ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... don't need Christine to tell us what is already a known known. The stats speak for themselves: While the lead from the Markit PMI shows the US economy still up there in terms of economic expansion, the yield curve brings not so good tidings. Not ...

Chief economist update: Slowing in sync

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... synchronised global upswing of 2017 and early 2018 into a synchronised global slowing (including the US), based on Markit PMI surveys. But while global economic activity continues to hold up - thanks to the domestically-orientated services sector - the ...

Running on neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... times for you, I and Irene to watch the data. And the data says......there's still no change in the data. The latest Markit PMI surveys say so: US manufacturing is still expanding, but the rate of expansion is slowing. The index is down to 53.8 in May ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... reports. And here's what I found: ISM manufacturing index - 55.3 in June versus 55.4 in May and expectations of 55.6. Markit PMI - 57.3 in June (final) versus 57.5 (preliminary June) and 56.4 (final May) and expectations of 57.0 ICSC-Goldman's same-store ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... export sales reportedly surged at a "near-record rate." Because Indian manufacturing activity is expanding. The HSBC Markit PMI climbed to its highest level in one-and-half years to 57.6 last month from 55.6 in December 2009. Because Australian manufacturing ...
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