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RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... composite PMI output index fell sharply to 46 in July - contraction level - from 52.7 in the previous month. The manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.9 last month (the lowest level since February 2009) from 50.9 in June and the services PMI business activity ...

Flashes: activity expansion and moderating inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... estimates hasn't altered from the prevailing dynamics in the world's biggest economies of continued expansion in manufacturing and service sector activity and low or easing inflation. Markit's flash US composite PMI output index accelerated to a reading ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... rebounding". This is consistent with the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance indices reports that showed the manufacturing (up 0.2 to 55.0 in June), services (3.3 to 54.8) and construction (down 0.7 to 56.0) sectors in solid expansion terri ...

Hawkish central banks? Not the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... reading of 53.3 in June - the best reading since August 2015 and the 9th consecutive month of expansion - while the manufacturing sector recorded its 10th straight month of expansion with a final reading of 52.4 in June. But as Nikkei noted in its report ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/not-so-happy-eofy-for-the-all-ords-100194081). First stop, America. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing jumped from a reading of 54.9 in May to 57.8 in June. This is greater than market expectations ...

Not so happy EOFY for the All Ords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... outlook for Australia's biggest export market - China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that China's manufacturing PMI rebounded to a reading of 51.7 in June after slowing to 51.2 in April and May, driven by a sharp increase in export ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... rate of expansion in three months, dragged down by weaker activity in both the services (53.0 from 53.6 in May) and manufacturing (52.1 from 52.7) sectors. This is consistent with other earlier-released data indicating slowing US economic momentum. According ...

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... economy is waning, with the impact of slow wage growth, rising inflation and a slump in industrial production and manufacturing being felt. "While consumer and business sentiment fell significantly, the "hard data" held up very well. However, the honeymoon ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... 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 growth momentum in the region in the coming months that ...

Queensland continues venture capital commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... establish new projects in Queensland and has attracted businesses involved in industries from biofuels, to advanced manufacturing and robotics," he said.