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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... again weakened the yuan by 0.9% to 6.6375 on the 27th of June as the dollar index appreciated to 96.54. US non-manufacturing PMI Depending on which survey you follow, the US service sector either improved a bit - Markit's final US services PMI inched ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... but unchanged from the previous month's final estimate of 53.1 as the expansion in the manufacturing sector (manufacturing PMI up to 52.8 in June from 51.5 in May) to its highest level in six months was negated by the slowdown in the services sector ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
US flash manufacturing PMI The Markit flash US Manufacturing PMI shows factory activity improved to its highest in three months. The PMI rose to a preliminary reading of 51.4 in June from 50.7 in the previous month - better than expectations for a slight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... weakening manufacturing activity contained in regional PMI reports - and flat activity indicated by the Markit US manufacturing PMI - the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index pointed to accelerating activity in the US manufacturing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... slowed in May, the services industry is too. Coming on the heels of the reported decline in the Markit flash US manufacturing PMI to 51.5 in May from 51.8 in the previous month, Markit's preliminary estimate for the services PMI fell to a reading of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... becomes significantly important in a world of slowing/stalling growth. According to the latest JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI survey, growth is... stalled. "The growth rate of the global manufacturing sector ground to a near-standstill at the start ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... non-manufacturing enterprises also deteriorated in the March quarter. This is in line with the latest Nikkei/Markit Japan manufacturing PMI report showing the index falling to a reading of 49.1 in March from 50.1 in February. Lead indications from new ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... 12.8%, 10.8% and 7.7%, respectively. Year-on-year, total dwelling approvals dropped by 9.0% Nikkei/Markit India manufacturing PMI The expansion in India's manufacturing sector gathered more momentum in March with the PMI rising to 52.4 - the highest ...