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Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... good. Bad news out of Europe. Seems like the Eurozone's fiscal balancing act is starting to bite. The region's manufacturing PMI fell to 53.6 in September from 55.1 in the previous month. Expectations were for a reading of 54.8. Similarly, the services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... manufacturing in China 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 ...

May sell or May stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... per cent in March - double market expectations and the first rise since September last year. Similarly, its manufacturing PMI improved sharply in April. There. Three of the world's biggest economies are on the mend and confidence is also starting to ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... previous month. This may have been due to the China factor. But even China is now showing signs of strain. China's manufacturing PMI fell to 47.7 in September - the lowest level for the year - from 49.2 in the previous month. The rescue of the rescue ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... seen to worsen, falling to 10 from 17 in July. Meanwhile, markets expect the advance estimate of the Eurozone's manufacturing PMI to drop to 47 in August from 47.4 in the previous month. Likewise, consensus expectations centre on a drop in the services ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... this week include the NAB March survey of Australian business conditions and business confidence, the AIG/PwC manufacturing PMI for April and March building approvals.