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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... months, tempering recent concerns of a sharp slowdown in the world's number two economy. The official purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 53.1 from 51 in February, helped by an increase in new orders, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... contracts traded. Manufacturing activity in China rose more than expected in March, according to the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which advanced 2.1 index points to 53.1 points, well above market expectations of 50.8 result. IG Markets analyst Cameron ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... 28 points at 4,373. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry Group/PriceWaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index data for March, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute's inflation gauge for March, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... following disappointing updates on the US housing sector and negative forward indications provided by the drop in the flash PMI estimates for the Eurozone and China. But in spite of these alleged concerns, Wall Street finished the last trading day of ...

Advisers should rethink China exposure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... driving the commodity boom? It is demand from emerging markets and a big part of it is China." Referring to yesterday's poor PMI data weighing on the Australian dollar, Habel said that acknowledging the high exposure to China already existent within ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... expected US existing home sales. Wall Street was down again last night, this time due to reports that China's and the euro zone's PMI's fell this month. According to HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics, China's purchasing managers' index fell to 48.1 ...

Greece still matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... joblessness? The unemployment rate rose to a record high of 10.7% in January and the jobs component of the latest eurozone PMI survey tells us not to expect an improvement in the labour market anytime soon. But if 0.1% is just how deep Europe's recession ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... credence by stats released overnight. The Eurozone's unemployment rate rose to a euro-area record of 10.7% in January; its PMI remained in contraction territory with a reading of 49 in February and inflation quickened to 2.7% in the year to February ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... fastest pace in six quarters -- from the initial estimate of 2.8%. Then there's the Chicago purchasing managers index. The PMI increased to 64.0 in February from 61.5 in the previous month. Expectations were for a drop to 61.0. Wait there's one more. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... week, the Australian dollar could be buoyed by positive manufacturing data from China. The Chinese purchasing managers index (PMI) data, due out on Thursday, is expected to show an expansion in activity. Meanwhile, Australian bond futures prices were ...