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Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... manufacturing and 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... dollar, tighter yuan 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... orders from the rest of the Eurozone member countries -- only partially offset by a 0.9% increase in domestic orders. Nikkei/Markit Japan Service PMI Japan's services sector continues to slow. While March's PMI reading of 50 indicates that the sector ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... registered falls of 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... and the increased international demand provided incentives for farmers to slaughter a greater proportion of their herds. Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit's preliminary measure of US factory activity showed little improvement with the flash PMI ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... because positive sentiment could become self-fulfilling engendering more positives. A virtuous cycle, if you will. And if Markit Economics' latest manufacturing PMI updates on three of the world's biggest economies are anything to go by, we can surely ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... financial conditions, as well as by the earlier progress made with fiscal consolidation and structural reforms". The latest Markit Economics December Flash Eurozone PMI report gives credence to the ECB's outlook: "The eurozone economy enjoyed a comfortably ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... industrial and manufacturing production - slow, at best, until inventories hit painters - a fact we just saw from the weakening Markit US PMI manufacturing index and only last night, the disappointing drop in the Richmond Fed manufacturing index to minus ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

iShares to launch global fixed income ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... bonds issued by corporations in emerging and developed markets. The iShares Global High Yield Bond ETF will reflect the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped Index, which is composed of liquid, global developed, high yield corporate ...