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Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... first. Recent stats indicate the economy continuing to move onwards and upwards. The country's official manufacturing PMI rose to a reading of 51.5 in September from 51.0 in the previous month, for its seventh straight month of expansion since the ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... sequentially improved from a record low reading of 25.8 in April this year to a six-month high of 45.2. The manufacturing PMI has risen to 27.2 in August from an 11-year low of 38.4 in May while the services PMI stood at 45.0 in August from a record ...

Chief economist update: Comeback COVID

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... service sector - down to a preliminary estimate of 50.1 in August from July's final reading of 54.7. The manufacturing PMI slowed a tad from 51.8 to 51.7 in August. However, renewed euro strength versus the US dollar - up 3.6% this year to date and ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... as restrictions were gradually eased. Now it's back in contraction with a reading of 48.1 in August. The manufacturing PMI fared better, only a slowing a tad to a preliminary reading of 53.9 in August from July's final reading of 54.0. According ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... recorded in April. The services PMI increased to 45. 2 in July 45.0 in the previous month from 26.5 in May and the manufacturing PMI improved to 42.6 in July from 40.1 in June from 38.4 in May. This has kept headline inflation stable at 0.1% in June ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... 45.0 in June from 26.5 in the previous month - an indication of the improvement in domestic activity -- and the manufacturing PMI improved to 40.1 from 38.4 in May. As such, the BOJ's baseline scenario is for the economy "to improve gradually from ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... recovery in economic activity, underscored by the rebound in the IHS/CIPS purchasing managers indices (PMI). The manufacturing PMI rose to a reading of 50.3 in June (indicating expansion), the second straight month of increase after dropping to a record ...

Chief economist update: Japan on the mend but BOJ, Abe not taking any chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... 42.3 in June from 26.5 in the previous month - an indication of the improvement in domestic activity -- but the manufacturing PMI fell to a preliminary score of 37.8 from 38.4 in May - as most international borders remain closed. So far so good. The ...

Chief economist update: The ECB's PEPP economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... 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 May (from 33.4 in April); services s PMI went up to 30.5 in May (from 12.0 in April) - private sector activity ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... 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 to 39.5 in May (from 33.4 in April); services s PMI went up to 28.7 in May (from 12.0 in April) - private sector ...