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Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... it better deliver on 26 October. And Wednesday couldn't come soon enough. Last night's October purchasing managers index (PMI) numbers pointed in the "R" direction. The Eurozone composite PMI dropped to a reading of 47.2 this month - the lowest since ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... lifted by a pick-up in output and orders despite the global economic turmoil. The preliminary HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) stood at 51.1 in October, up from 49.9 in September, the British banking giant said, lifting hopes that the world's second-largest ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... Fed and the World Bank's warnings confirmed these. So did last night's stats that showed China's preliminary manufacturing PMI falling to a two-month low of 49.4 in September from 49.9 in the previous month. So did data revealing that Eurozone's PMI ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... tumbling to a two-year low, in a fresh sign the economy is slowing fast. The eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) compiled by Markit fell to 49.0 points in August from 50.4 in July. Any score below 50 indicates contraction, while anything ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... June quarter and the retail trade for July data. The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for August is released. Meanwhile, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) to issue $1 billion of Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... economic data due out later this week, including domestic retail sales figures and capital expenditure, Chinese Manufacturing PMI and US jobs data. Mr Waterer said any positive data released this week, locally or abroad, should see expectations of forthcoming ...

Good news from bad stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... good stories they've heard on cyberspace. The world is looking good. There was the story of China and how its manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers index) came in better-than-expected. There was a similar tale told about Europe. There's also the good ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... (HIA) releases its new home sales report for June. The Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for July is due. US President Barack Obama is due to give a speech on negotiations to avert a US debt default at ...

Net-net, it's still good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... whether its fight is over because recent data show that growth is already slowing - GDP eased in the second quarter and its PMI dropped below 50 in July indicating a contraction in manufacturing activity - and inflation would be coming down soon. How ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... deposit rate is now 3.5% and the one-year lending at 6.56%. If financial markets worried about a hard landing when China's PMI showed manufacturing just teetering on the edge of the 50 expansion/contraction mark - it fell to 50.9 in June - they should ...