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Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... economic index for China to show a rise of only 0.3 per cent -- the slightest gain in five months. China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell from 53.9 in May to 52.1 -- weaker than median analyst forecasts of 53.1. Certainly, China's slowing but ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... sentiment, the Bank of Japan's tankan, initially helped limit declines but this effect faded after data for China's purchasing managers' index, which fell to 52.1 in June from 53.9 in May. The benchmark Nikkei shed 191.04 points to 9,191.60, its lowest ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... demand, suggesting that European banks are able to source funding through the capital markets. The Chicago purchasing managers index declined to 59.1 per cent in June from 59.7 per cent in May. This is within market expectations and indicates that manufacturing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... eased in May, indicating a slowdown in the world's third biggest economy. The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI, or purchasing managers index, fell to an 11-month low of 52.7 last month from a revised figure of 55.2 in April, indicating the recovery of China's ...

Bad news on Good Friday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... 23,000 in March. This is a bad sign. Bad! Because markets expected a 40,000 increase. Bad PMI! The Chicago Purchasing Managers index fell to 58.8 in March from 62.6 the previous month. A decline to 61.0 was expected. But is it really that bad? Other ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain? Budget deficits? Joblessness? All because of 1 February 2010's wonderful set of purchasing managers index (PMI), showing that the global recovery is progressing. In time, continued gains in the manufacturing economy ...

Australians as Asians

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... Need I tell you why? In one word - China. The country's National Bureau of Statistics reported that China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) remained at an 18-month high of 55.2 in November, indicating continued expansion in the manufacturing sector. ...

Bears cursed by September curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... produce conflicting signals. This is no better exemplified - again - by last night's US releases. The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index fell to 46.1 in September - signalling a fall back in business activity in the area - from 50 in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... by the yen's advance against the dollar and jitters ahead of US economic data. A rise in China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI) for August also provided support. But trade was very thin, with investors wary amid uncertainty about how well ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... overnight, but it will happen." Remember? It is happening now. This is underscored by the latest update on purchasing managers indices - a leading indicator of activity -- in the major economies reported overnight. In the US, the Institute of Supply ...