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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... increase". Markit flash Eurozone PMI Acceleration in manufacturing and services output growth sent the flash Eurozone PMI composite output index up to 53.3 in August - the highest level in seven months - from 53.2 in July, better than expectations for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... actions deemed appropriate to support financial stability." Eurozone PMI Markit's final June estimate of the Eurozone's composite output came in at 53.1 - up from the flash reading of 52.8 but unchanged from the previous month's final estimate of 53.1 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... services PMI dropped from 53.3 in May to a preliminary reading of 52.4 in June - an 18-month low. The flash Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index fell to 52.8 in June - the lowest level in 17 months - from 53.1 in May and against market expectations for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... survey began in October 2009". The fall in both US manufacturing and services activity in May takes the flash US composite PMI reading down to 50.8 - the lowest reading in three months and the second lowest since October 2013 - from 52.4 in April. German ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... the next three-month period appears to be at risk now gauging from Markit Economics' latest PMI surveys. The flash composite PMI slipped from 53.0 in April to 52.9 in May - a slight slip but that was enough to take the index's level down to a 16-month ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... a near-standstill at the start of the second quarter. At 50.1 in April, the J.P.Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI - a composite index produced by J.P.Morgan and Markit in association with ISM and IFPSM - posted a reading barely above its no-change level ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... restrictions and relative calm in the country's equity market and a more positive outlook - Caixin/Markit China composite PMI rose to 51.3 in March from 49.4 in February - contributed to a higher-than-expected US$10.2 billion increase in China's foreign ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... earthquake/tsunami/nuclear reactor meltdown hit the country. The Japanese yen was trading at below ¥80 a dollar back then. Caixin China Composite PMI The Caixin China Composite PMI - manufacturing and services - rose to 51.3 in March - the highest reading ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... survey data are pointing to very modest GDP growth in the first quarter." (Markit Economics) Markit flash Eurozone composite PMI A sharp improvement in the eurozone's services sector in March - Services PMI Activity Index up to 54.0 from 53.3 in February ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... thanks to JP Morgan's Global PMI survey, we get an overview of the latest state of global activity. "JP Morgan Global Composite PMI gives an overview of the global manufacturing and services sectors. It is based on non-opinion based monthly surveys of ...