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All about the slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... the United Kingdom is strong enough to withstand a small adjustment upwards in interest rates. Markit Economics' Composite PMI index for the UK rose to a reading of 59.1 in July from 58.4 in the previous month, prompting Chris Williamson -- Markit's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... (ABS) releases June quarter producer price index data, the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index (PMI) for July is due out, as is the RP Data monthly house prices figures for June and July. In equities news, Woodside Petroleum ...

Not that time yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... May. The good news is that the region's economy appears to be heading in the right direction. Markit Economics' preliminary PMI survey for the Eurozone indicated that, "Business activity picked up again in July to suggest that the economy is growing ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said the Australian share market was taking a breather ahead of the HSBC manufacturing flash PMI data due out at 1145 AEST on Thursday. "It's just mixed news across the board. A lot of materials stocks are struggling after ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said the Australian share market was taking a breather ahead of the HSBC manufacturing flash PMI data due out at 1145 AEST on Thursday. "It's just mixed news across the board. A lot of materials stocks are struggling after ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) pointed to rising momentum in the labour market. The jobs component of the manufacturing PMI rose to 39-month high in June, employment growth in the construction PMI surged to their fastest pace on record since ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... to raise interest rates next year." Bloomberg was undoubtedly referring to the ISM manufacturing and Markit manufacturing PMI reports released last night... and why stop when you're on a good thing... there's also the US weekly retail sales report and ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... and Bradstreet business expectations survey is due out, as is the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for the same month. In equities news, the market is waiting to find out whether a $1.37 billion takeover of Goodman ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... Street given economic news reports over the past 24 hours. Certainly not Markit Economics' flash estimate of US manufacturing PMI - up to a better-than-expected 57.5 in June from 56.4 in May - nor the 4.9% jump in US existing home sales in May that followed ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... to 8.8% in the year to May from 8.7% in the previous month. Both the official and HSBC's measure of China's manufacturing PMI increased in May from April. There's something good happening in China... and the A$ knows it.