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Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... economic sentiment index decreased to a 31-month low reading of 104 in April from 105.6 in March. The IHS Markit Flash Eurozone PMI for April captures all these. The IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI fell from 51.6 in March to 51.3 in April - less than ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... the ECB staff macroeconomic projections at the next update especially given the readings from Markit Economics' Eurozone PMI report indicating that business activity in the region was off to a weak start in the fourth quarter. The heading of Markit ...

Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... gain in 2017. Never mind Trump, this alone calls for a currency war for as the latest HIS Markit Economics flash Eurozone PMI shows, "Eurozone expansion slows to weakest since start of 2017" - down to 55.3 in March from 57.1 in February. The strong euro ...

ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... growth rate since the March 2011 quarter and marks the third straight quarter of strengthening growth. The IHS/Markit Eurozone PMI surveys suggest that growth would be equally strong, if not stronger in succeeding quarters. Despite easing to 55.9 in ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... has steadily come down from the all-time high of 12.1% recorded back in April 2013. The lead from the IHS/Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index - 56.8 in May (with manufacturing and services at six-year highs) - indicates continued accelerating ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... level July 2007 (pre-GFC, pre-Grexit and PIGS, pre-European sovereign debt crisis days). The latest IHS Markit Flash Eurozone PMI survey indicates continued strong momentum in business activity. Although, the flash Eurozone composite PMI steadied at ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... index read 91.3 (in November 2015), the current conditions index was at 104.3 and the expectations index was at 82.9. Eurozone PMI The flash Markit Eurozone composite PMI rose to a reading of 54.1 in November, up from 53.3 in the previous month and beating ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... October (due to strong competition, subdued demand across key global markets and the strong US dollar). Eurozone Markit Eurozone PMI The latest update on the euro area's manufacturing and service sectors could increase on-going tapering speculations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... U.S. manufactured goods were unchanged in August, thereby ending a three-month sequence of increase". Markit flash Eurozone PMI Acceleration in manufacturing and services output growth sent the flash Eurozone PMI composite output index up to 53.3 in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... outlook evolves, the FPC stands ready to take any further actions deemed appropriate to support financial stability." Eurozone PMI Markit's final June estimate of the Eurozone's composite output came in at 53.1 - up from the flash reading of 52.8 but ...