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Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... prices that, if maintained, would tilt the RBA's bias from steady to tightening. The AiG performance of manufacturing index (PMI) increased to 59.2 in April from 57.5 in the previous month - marking the seventh consecutive month that the index had been ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... numerous terrorist attacks the country has suffered over the past few years. This is underlined by the latest Markit France PMI survey. The flash composite PMI rose to 57.4 in April 56.8 in the previous month. This is the highest reading since May 2011 ...

Brexit-proof?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
A small dip in the Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI to 54.2 in March from 54.5 in the previous month provides further evidence of the economy's resilience to Brexit uncertainty. The latest reading might be the lowest level in four months but it's also ...

China manufacturing expansion gains and slows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
China's official manufacturing PMI measure showed the index improving for the second straight month to 51.8 in March and the eight consecutive month that the index had been above the 50 expansion/contraction line. This is better than market expectations ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... strengthening manufacturing activity conditions in China - underscored by the higher than expected official and Caixin manufacturing PMI for February - suggest a recovery in Australian exports in the coming months. While the rise in imports in January ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... growth of 0.6% could be seen in the first quarter if this pace of expansion is sustained into March" when it released its flash PMI estimates for the region. The Markit flash Eurozone composite PMI jumped to 56.0 in February from 54.4 in the previous ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... 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 flash US composite ...

Dwindling reserves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... update on China's purchasing managers' indices indicating that the economy could be losing momentum. The Caixin China Composite PMI fell to 52.2 in January, although from the 45-month high of 53.5 recorded in the previous month. Still, this is the lowest ...

Sunrise sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... indications remain ambivalent. Sunrise. Manufacturing activity expansion accelerates. The Nikkei Japan flash manufacturing PMI increased to 52.8 in January from 52.4 in the previous month. This is higher than market expectations of a 52.3 reading and ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... A fact - not the "alternative fact" - that's apparent in Markit Economics' recent report that showed the US manufacturing PMI rose for a fourth straight month to 55.5 in January - the highest reading since March 2015. There's no update for the services ...