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RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... - down to a two-year low of 47.8 in July from 49.4 in June on the final Caixin/Markit China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) reading - or has stalled based on the official measure that eased to a reading of 50 in July from 50.2 in the previous ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... close at 27,523.72. Shanghai advanced 1.87 per cent, which came after HSBC's preliminary reading on its China purchasing managers index. The British bank said the gauge came in at 49.1 this month, a two-month high, but still below the 50 mark that separates ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Friday that reversed a bruising two-day retreat following a dismal US economic growth report. HSBC's final purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China came in at 48.9 for April, below the break-even point of 50 and the weakest since 48.1 in the same month ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... enjoyed a huge rally recently, eased 0.38 per cent, or 106.15 points, to 27,827.70. HSBC said its preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) of manufacturing activity in China had slipped to a 12-month low in April, the latest data to show the world's ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... decline - to 772,400 (the lowest in 40 years). This adds to positive indications from the latest Markit/CIPS UK purchasing managers' index (PMI) surveys. The March surveys' headlines say it all: UK Manufacturing PMI hits 8-month high Business confidence ...

PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
Markit Economics' flash PMI (purchasing managers' index) data dump yesterday gives us the lay of the land for first quarter economy and beyond. While it's tempting to correlate these PMI readings with the effectiveness (or not) of the monetary policy ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... business activity hit a near four-year high in March. The closely watched Markit Economics report Composite Purchasing Managers Output Index (PMI) rose to 54.1 points from 53.3 in February, putting it well above the 50-point mark that shows growth. The ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... contract was up 15 points at 5,227. US sales came in less than forecast for Black Friday, while China's official purchasing managers' index fell from 50.8 in October to 50.3 in November, the weakest level since March. In local economic news on Tuesday ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 8.16 (0.18 per cent) to 4,638.91. The Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers index for October manufacturing rose to 59.0, with companies saying activity is picking up more than expected going into ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... territory as traders cashed in recent gains. Buying sentiment was lifted briefly by a rise in HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity, but it was unable to take shares out of the red. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have ...