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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... slowed in May, the services industry is too. Coming on the heels of the reported decline in the Markit flash US manufacturing PMI to 51.5 in May from 51.8 in the previous month, Markit's preliminary estimate for the services PMI fell to a reading of ...

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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... international demand provided incentives for farmers to slaughter a greater proportion of their herds. Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit's preliminary measure of US factory activity showed little improvement with the flash PMI printing at 51.4 ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... weakness in the Empire State and Philly Fed surveys - and the loss of momentum in Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing PMI - shows that this study would not surprise the US manufacturing sector, they've been feeling it all along. The bottom line ...

Fed lady sings (the same old song)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... of 12. Ok, Ok and sure, sure is limited to the Philly district business conditions. But Markit Economics' US manufacturing PMI gives the same indication. "The Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI registered 53.4 in June, down from 54.0 in May and the lowest ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... economy. The negative effect if the US dollar's strength has again become evident in the lower-than-expected US manufacturing PMI data released last night, it slowed from 53.8 last month to 53.4 in June - the lowest reading since October 2013. But that's ...

US data says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... Ghriskey, the chief investment officer at Solaris Asset Management LLC in New York..." The data says... Markit's US Manufacturing PMI came in at a better than expected reading of 54.0 in May but slower than April's 54.1 dragged down by the slowest growth ...

Out with the old in with the newer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... news". Markit Economics' manufacturing PMI survey is newer and it's "good news" that means... Markit's flash US manufacturing PMI rose to 55.3 in March from 55.1 in the previous month - well beyond the 50 expansion/contraction threshold and the best ...

PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... further impetus to business activity in the Eurozone and support that of Japan's and China's. The latest Markit US Manufacturing PMI reading suggests it will for despite the strong greenback, the USA is doing A-OK. Here are Markit's dot points on the ...

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 ...