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Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... recovery in economic activity, underscored by the rebound in the IHS/CIPS purchasing managers indices (PMI). The composite PMI continues to strengthen, rising to a reading of 59.1 in August - a 72-month high and the fourth straight month of improvement ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... Japan PMI survey shows private sector activity remains in contraction in August - the seventh straight month for the composite PMI; the ninth for the services PMI; and, the 16th for manufacturing. Base effects dictate a rebound in GDP in the next quarter ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... Australia's private sector activity is back, back in contraction that is. The Commonwealth Bank flash Australia composite PMI fell to a reading of 48.8 in August - indicating "Contraction, change of direction" - from 57.8 in July - indicating "Expansion ...

Chief economist update: The V in recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... from digging deeper which, at the same time, prevented businesses and consumers from drowning. The JP Morgan Global Composite PMI underscores the V-shaped recovery in the global economy. Even better, the latest reading showed global economics activity ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... to a record low 32.6 in April. While they remain in contraction territory, both the services PMI (47.1) and the composite PMI (47.7) have also recovered from their April lows, 13.4 and 13.8, respectively. Not surprisingly, the FTSE-100 has also recovered. ...

Chief economist update: Premature easing will cost more lives, more rupiahs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... in December - before the pandemic to 3.1% in the year to the March quarter of 2020. Worse, the IHS/Markit India composite PMI remained at an extremely low 14.8 in May after dropping to a single-digit reading of 7.2 in April - suggesting that the worse ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... in April and minus 15.8% in March. These improvements are underscored by the V-shaped rebound in the Caixin China composite PMI - up to a reading of 54.5 in May from a record low of 27.5 in February - as both the manufacturing (up to 50.8 from 40.3 in ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... 1.0% growth in the December 2019 quarter. Despite the recent improvement in the IHS Markit Eurozone PMI surveys -- composite PMI increased to a reading of 31.9 in May from a record low of 13.6 in the previous month; manufacturing PMI rose to 39.4 in ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... 1.0% growth in the December 2019 quarter. Despite the recent improvement in the IHS Markit Eurozone PMI surveys -- composite PMI increased to a preliminary reading of 30.5 in May (from a record low of 13.6 in the previous month); manufacturing PMI rose ...

Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... the household side of the equation. Businesses are also none too enthusiastic. The latest Commonwealth Bank Flash Composite PMI survey for May indicated continued decline in business activity despite gradual easing of social restrictions during the month. ...