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The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... Russia. Similarly, the Eurozone's manufacturing PMI remains in expansion territory (53.0 in March), prompting Markit Economics' Chris Williamson to note that, ""Despite having cooled slightly in March, the euro area manufacturing sector continues to ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... was less than markets expected; in Europe, March activity in the sector dipped to a three-month low but... according to Markit, "the average reading over the first quarter as a whole (53.4) was the best outcome since the second quarter of 2011"; In China ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... closed up 0.80 per cent at 4,426.72 points, just down from its highest point since early September 2008. The Markit Economics' Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for March stood at 53.0, down from February's 53.2. The 28-nation bloc PMI ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... just confirmed that China is slowing. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Or perhaps... simply morons. The HSBC/Markit Economics China flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to 48.1 in March - the lowest level in eight months -- from February's ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... positive side of late. In America, economic reports for February confirmed the "frozen by the polar vortex" story. Markit Economics' US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) jumped to a reading of 57.1 in February from 53.7 in the previous month ...

Traffic light trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... hours we got all three lights - red, amber and blue flashing. Red. The colour flashing for most Asian equity markets after Markit/HSBC's flash manufacturing PMI for China dropped to 48.3 in February - its lowest reading in seven months and less than ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... years. At 0845 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 38 points at 5,419. A private survey by Markit, the Markit Flash US Manufacturing index, rose to 56.7 from 53.7 in January. No major local economic news is expected on ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 inched lower 0.13 per cent to 9,116.32 points and the CAC 40 in Paris was flat at 4,117.79 points. Markit Economics said its Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for January rose to 52.9 points from 52.1 in December ...

Li likes 7%, maybe 7.2%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... 40 in Paris fell 1.02 per cent to 4,280.96 points. Milan shed 0.72 per cent and Madrid gave up 0.37 per cent. Markit Economics said its Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for January rose to 53.2 points from 52.1 in December - the seventh ...