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A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Two accelerations and one of moderation - this is the story painted by the latest updates on US, Eurozone and Japanese purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's ...

Heading the ECB's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Growth and inflation in the Eurozone economy continue to head in the right direction. Preliminary estimates show that the region's GDP expanded by 0.5% in the fourth quarter, quicker than the third quarter's 0.4% pace and expectations for the same and ...

Happy sentiment holding up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
Economic, business and consumer confidence in the single currency area started the New Year where they left off - buoyant. The European Commission reports that economic sentiment in the Eurozone rose to a near sic-year high to 108.2 in January from ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
Yes people, we are now staring at Dow 20,000! For sure, the Dow as an equity market measure is flawed and that in terms of market and economic fundamentals, this means diddly-squat. However, in the world of technical analysts, this is the mark where ...

No wolf here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Perhaps it'll still happen, but it's not happening overnight - the "gloom and doom" that international institutions, foreign governments and even the UK's own central bank predicted. They should be wolf-whistling instead of crying wolf. Preliminary ...

Shine, shine, shine, let it shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Shine, shine, shine, let it shine Thank you strong US dollar. Just as the latest PMI updates for the US and the Eurozone, Japan's manufacturing sector started the New Year with a smile. The Nikkei Japan flash manufacturing PMI increased to 52.8 in January ...

A minor slip but still going stronger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
The strong US dollar (weak euro) is doing it for the single currency area. Although down slightly to a preliminary estimate of 54.3 in January (from 54.4 in December), the Markit flash Eurozone composite output index is the second highest reading since ...

Brexit where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Latest UK labour market data provided more signs of PM Theresa May having the upper hand in Brexit negotiations. The country's unemployment rate remained at a low 4.8% in the three months to November with the employment rate holding at a record high ...

Rising exports drive wider surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
Things continue to look up in the Eurozone. Eurostat reported that the region's trade surplus widened to €25.9 billion in November from €20.2 billion in the previous month and €22.9 billion in November 2015. This was better than market expectations ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The 2017 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum is once again set to unveil the thoughts and forecasts from some of the top economic minds in Australia and the globe. Held at The Westin Sydney on 31 January and Grand Hyatt Melbourne on 2 February ...