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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
US flash manufacturing PMI The Markit flash US Manufacturing PMI shows factory activity improved to its highest in three months. The PMI rose to a preliminary reading of 51.4 in June from 50.7 in the previous month - better than expectations for a slight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... same year. The LMCI was at 2.6 in November and 1.8 in December 2015 when the Fed lifted off last December. Eurozone retail PMI Some good news out of the euro area. Markit Economics' Eurozone retail PMI - which tracks monthly changes in like-for-like ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Japan (-0.05%). US ISM manufacturing index Contrary to indications of weakening manufacturing activity contained in regional PMI reports - and flat activity indicated by the Markit US manufacturing PMI - the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... work done dropped by 6.7% in the first quarter, following a 4.3% fall in the December 2015 quarter. Markit flash US services PMI It appears that it's not only the US manufacturing sector that's slowed in May, the services industry is too. Coming on the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... becomes significantly important in a world of slowing/stalling growth. According to the latest JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI survey, growth is... stalled. "The growth rate of the global manufacturing sector ground to a near-standstill at the start ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... full by CBA, NAB, WBC and partially by the ANZ (19 bps) - should keep the Australian housing market humming. China services PMI The Caixin China Services PMI declined to a reading of 51.8 in April from 52.2 in the previous month, suggesting that despite ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... unemployment going forward). China exports China trade stats add to recent positive releases - such as the improvement in PMI (both Caixin and official measure) in March -- giving credence to the IMF's recent upgrade of its 2016 China growth forecast ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... 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 from new ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... 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 in China's foreign ...