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Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... for longer. The impact on economic activity is just as bad as the cases of infection and deaths in the country. The IHS Markit/ CIPS Flash UK Composite PMI dropped to an all-time low reading of 12.9 in April, with the services sector plunging to a record ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... would certainly reverse the budding improvement in the Eurozone economy. Just before the virus broke out in Europe, IHS Markit reported that the Eurozone Composite PMI increased to 51.6 in February 2020 from 51.3 in the previous month -- beating market ...

Northern Trust chair defends Woodford loan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... valuing the portfolio of Woodford Patient Capital Trust with the support of an independent valuation firm, in this case IHS Markit.

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... "rising threat of protectionism" has risen further with the escalation of the US-China trade war. The recently-released IHS Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI survey gave credence to Draghi's statement at the July press conference that the economic ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... 2018 quarter and the slowest annual growth rate since the September 2009 quarter (-1.7%). Forward indications from the IHS Markit Hong Kong PMI survey point to continued deterioration in the SAR. The HK PMI dropped from a reading of 47.8 in June to 43.8 ...

Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... intensifying. The latest surveys point to no growth in UK output." The BOE chief's statement is supported by the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index dropping to a decade-low reading of 43.1 in June from 48.6 in the previous month. ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... 2017 quarter. While there are nascent signs of stability over economic activity... According to Markit Economics, "The IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI rose to 52.1 in June, according to the preliminary 'flash' estimate, up from 51.8 in May ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... Beijing's favour. No use re-inventing the wheel, here's Factset's news stories on latest US stats: "May IHS Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI down 2.0 m/m to 50.6 (est. 52.7), lowest since Sep-2009. New orders declined for first time since Aug-09 ...

Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... region's 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 ...

Chief economist update: Fed will go hiking in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... rate would stay at current low levels at the very least or fall some more. This is the same indication from the latest IHS Markit purchasing managers' survey, showing that the Composite PMI rose to a better than expected reading of 55.7 in May (preliminary ...