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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011

... low, in a fresh sign the economy is slowing fast. The eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) compiled by Markit fell to 49.0 points in August from 50.4 in July. Any score below 50 indicates contraction, while anything above suggests ...

Good news from bad stats

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011

... manufacturing activity in China remains in contraction mode - this couldn't be good for the rest of the world. In Europe, the Flash Markit Eurozone Services PMI fell to 51.5 - its lowest level since September 2009 -- from 51.6 in July. The manufacturing ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011

... to Bloomberg, "The cost of insuring European financial-company debt against default stayed higher after the tests. The Markit iTraxx Financial Index of credit-default swaps on the senior debt of 25 banks and insurers was 9.5 basis points higher on the ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011

... China, India, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Sweden, Brazil, Czech Republic, Turkey... shall I go on? Markit Economics latest report shows that they're all above 50 and rising -- which means yes, they're expanding. And by extension ...

Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010

... up from 51.2 in July. And for those who still question the veracity of Chinese data, the same picture is drawn by HSBC/Markit Economics. Their PMI index for China jumped to 51.9 in August from 49.4 in the previous month. Where's your double-dip now ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010

... stimulus is supposed to do? John Maynard Keynes will be proud. Europe it's turning inside out Yeah! Crisis? What crisis? Markit Economics reported last night that its Eurozone index of manufacturing activity jumped to 56.7 in July - a three-month high ...

Unusually certain

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010

... the expected 0.3 per cent decline. Weak US growth unusually certain? European growth, too, looks unusually certain. The Markit Economics composite purchasing managers index of services and manufacturing in the Eurozone rose to 56.7 in July from 56 in ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010

... companies increase their production. Why? Because China's manufacturing continues to expand. The HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics China PMI jumped to a record 57.4 in January form 56.1 in the previous month and export sales reportedly surged at ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009

... Wait there's more. This one sent European shares higher overnight. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and Markit Economics UK manufacturing index rose to 47 in June - the highest since May last year - from 45.4 in the previous month. Like ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

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