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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... the Reserve Bank of Australia's index of commodity prices and the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index, both for January, will be released. Meanwhile, the RP Data Core Logic Home Value Index and the TD Securities-Melbourne ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... subdued at the same time. We know from last week, when Markit Economics released its final read of the Eurozone Composite PMI for November that the region's economy is stagnating. Don't take my word for it, here's how Markit's own economist, Chris Williamson ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... business indicators for the September quarter. Also due out is the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge and the RP Data Core Logic Home Value Index, all for November. ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
You wouldn't miss it even if you tried. Markit Economics did a dump - a dump of fresh PMI data, that is - but after a brief knee-jerk reaction from the financial markets, everything went back to where they were. As they should. This is because the November ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... series, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge, the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index and RP Data CoreLogic Home Value Index, all for October. In equities news, Westpac is slated to post full year results. ...

Market Wrap AM

MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... Statistics (ABS) releases August retail trade figures, while the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for September is also due out. Meanwhile, the two-day Resources Rising Stars mining investment forum wraps up on the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... All Ordinaries index was up 47.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 5,415.9 points. HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers index (PMI) hit a two-month high of 50.5, better than a final reading of 50.2 in August and providing some respite as indicators point ...

The ECB can't make the horse drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... trading - after slumping below its 2014 opening levels in early trade. These numbers relate to HSBC's flash China manufacturing PMI for September - it printed at 50.5 - yes, two percentage points above the August reading and five percentage points over ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... its 2,000-point milestone. Not even reports of slowing activity in the Eurozone and in China - as indicated by the latest PMI surveys - dented investors' optimism. Why? In a word, Janet. She got us babe. Investors are positioning, er, buying, ahead of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... ended flat, edging up 4.3 points to 5,638.9. Traders were focused on China as the HSBC preliminary purchasing managers index (PMI), which tracks activity in the country's factories and workshops, slipped to 50.3 in August. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares ...