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China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... They are positively correlated. This was on display only last week when resource stocks fell following reports that China's PMI declined in June to just above the expansion/contraction line. But as long as the PMI remains above 50 - it was 50.9 in June ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... manufacturers planning to increase capital spending and hiring - and higher profits - going forward. On China, reports that its PMI slipped to 50.9 in June from 52.0 in May gave market another case of the jitters. But this should be taken as sunny news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... the release of weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing activity for June. China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of manufacturing activity, fell for the third straight month in June. "The biggest news this morning was a fairly ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... Japan's 11 March calamity. This is confirmed by rebounds in the Fed's regional manufacturing surveys: The Kansas City Fed PMI survey jumped by 13 points to 14 in June; the Richmond Fed manufacturing survey rebounded by nine points to +3 in June from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... 4,620. In economics news on Friday, The Australian Industry Group and Pricewaterhouse issue their performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for June, and the Housing Industry Association (HIA) releases new home sales data for May. The Reserve Bank of ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... activity to contract. The Australian Industry Group/PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) fell by 0.7 points in May to 47.7 - the third straight month that the index had been below the 50 expansion/contraction line. ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... contrast with last night's activity on The Street where US equities jumped - big time - despite disappointing stats. The Chicago PMI dropped sharply in May. The Conference Board's May consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level in six months. ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... rates just last month. If Europe don't get you down, there's always China. Be afraid. Be very afraid for the latest Chinese PMI numbers indicate that the Chinese economy could be slowing. HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index for China fell to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... Indexes of eight capital cities is due out, as is the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for April. The International Monetary Fund will release its Regional Economic Outlook for Asia and the Pacific. In ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... showing manufacturing rebounding in the world's second-biggest economy. The mainland's official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.4 index points in March, from 52.2 points in February, while an index from HSBC was up at 51.8 from 51.7. A reading ...