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Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... the lowest reading since July 2011 - from 54.0 last month. Markit's PMI releases also showed continuing contraction in factory activity in China and the Eurozone. China's PMI fell to 48.1 in June from 48.4 in the previous month. The euro area's index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... with 8,539 contracts traded. The local market received a mixed lead from Wall Street, with a negative report on new US factory orders in April weighing on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow closed 17.11 points, or 0.14 per cent, lower at 12,101.46 ...

Still a guessing game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... (AEST): "The S&P 500 extended its slump to a level considered a "correction" after Commerce Department data showed US factory bookings unexpectedly slid 0.6 percent in April to mark the first back-to-back declines in more than three years. The S&P 500 ...

Managers confident on value as China PMI contracts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... consecutive month, although investment managers remain confident. HSBC's purchasing managers index (PMI) yesterday indicated factory output fell from 49.3 in April to 48.7 in May, representing the seventh consecutive monthly contraction. The bank linked ...

China needs active management: Fidelity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... consumer and services." The attempt to diversify wealth involves a shift from the perception of China as the 'world's factory,' explained Yeung, as the country tries to deal with issues such as food needs against overfarmed land and an ageing rural population. ...

It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... and worse, the previous week's figure was revised higher by 8K to 388K. Also, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's factory index fell to 8.5 in April from a 12.5 in March - less than expectations for a 10.7 print. What's buried in the headlines ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... also waiting now for the latest economic data from China and the United States. China on Friday releases figures showing factory outputs and inflation. The US will release non-farm payrolls data. Mr Spooner said the data from both countries could affect ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... third quarter of last year from 87.7% in the previous one. And have you read about the bigger-than-expected rise in German factory orders in December and the January jump in German business confidence to five-month highs or the surge in European investor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... Jones industrial average above its highest closing price since the financial crisis. Stocks rose early Thursday on solid factory orders and strong earnings from US manufacturers. They drifted lower after weaker reports on housing and economic growth ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... retail sales and Empire State manufacturing reports, the Federal Reserve released industrial production figures that showed factory output advancing by 0.7% in October after a small 0.06 dip in September. This was nearly double market expectations for ...