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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... markets on Friday that reversed a bruising two-day retreat following a dismal US economic growth report. HSBC's final purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China came in at 48.9 for April, below the break-even point of 50 and the weakest since 48.1 in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... which has enjoyed a huge rally recently, eased 0.38 per cent, or 106.15 points, to 27,827.70. HSBC said its preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) of manufacturing activity in China had slipped to a 12-month low in April, the latest data to show ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... of decline - to 772,400 (the lowest in 40 years). This adds to positive indications from the latest Markit/CIPS UK purchasing managers' index (PMI) surveys. The March surveys' headlines say it all: UK Manufacturing PMI hits 8-month high Business confidence ...

Rebalancing almost leads to accidental takeover bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
A quarterly rebalancing of indices was blamed for BlackRock accidentally purchasing more than 20% of Monadelphous Group recently. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on March 25, BlackRock said a change in interests held by the company ...

PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
Markit Economics' flash PMI (purchasing managers' index) data dump yesterday gives us the lay of the land for first quarter economy and beyond. While it's tempting to correlate these PMI readings with the effectiveness (or not) of the monetary policy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... eurozone business activity hit a near four-year high in March. The closely watched Markit Economics report Composite Purchasing Managers Output Index (PMI) rose to 54.1 points from 53.3 in February, putting it well above the 50-point mark that shows ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... September last year. Slumping US export prices indicate the loss of America's pricing power because of the absence of purchasing power among its neighbours. The very same reason for the on-going race to the bottom among many - and still counting - other ...

Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... distinction between gross domestic product (GDP) and gross domestic income (GDI), an indicator that measures income and purchasing power. In the September quarter, GDP increased by 0.3%, but GDI fell by 0.4%, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... less than half the expected figure. Meanwhile, real gross domestic income - which adjusts GDP for the reduced national purchasing power flowing from the falling terms of trade - was negative for the second quarter in a row, resulting in the economy going ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... futures contract was up 15 points at 5,227. US sales came in less than forecast for Black Friday, while China's official purchasing managers' index fell from 50.8 in October to 50.3 in November, the weakest level since March. In local economic news on ...