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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... Virginia, some green shoots are even appearing. The latest of which is Markit Economics' report that the eurozone's composite PMI rose to a 10-month high if 48.6 in January from 47.2 in December. Yup, still in contraction territory (below 50) but it's ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... relative calm there... and oh, some improvement in its macro indicators too. Albeit still in contraction territory, the final PMI reading for January rose to an 11th-month high and the region's economic sentiment index recorded its third straight improvement ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... released official figures on Friday showing manufacturing activity had seen a slip last month. The purchasing managers index (PMI) came in at 50.4, down from December's 50.6 and below the 51.0 forecast by economists. WELLINGTON - The NZX50 stood at 4,425.93 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... Statistics' producer prices indexes for the December quarter. The Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index and the RP Data-Rismark's home prices, both for January, are also expected. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans is slated ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said. "Broader economic statistics released over the last 24 hours, including China's PMI and US jobless claims did nothing to disturb the consensus view of an improving, although moderate economic growth outlook." ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... they can always adjust up in April... maybe. The good. Though still in contraction territory, the Eurozone's flash composite PMI improved to a reading of 47.5 in January - the third straight increase and the highest in 10 months - from 46.1 in December. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... Hong Kong shed 0.15 per cent, or 36.20 points, to 23,598.9. In China HSBC said its preliminary purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 51.9 in January from 51.5 in December, its highest since January 2011. WELLINGTON - The NZX50 Index of leading stocks ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... October 2009). The same goes for China. More recent statistical and survey data - exports, manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI, retail sales, industrial production - have improved towards the end of last year. Is that 'em Australians I can hear shouting ...

Above trend growth bodes well for commodities

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... growth in 2013. Further afield, the China economy has picked up much more than anyone had expected, so much so that the HSBC PMI - now at a 19 month high - is pointing towards above trend growth. A China-led, global growth story is expected to benefit ...