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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... 4,867. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse release their performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for March, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issues its index of commodity prices for March. In equities ...

Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... command economy like China where Beijing dictates what is best. Seen the latest China stats? The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 55.2 in November from 54.7 in the previous month and expectations of only a paltry increase to 54.8. This was the ...

Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... good. Bad news out of Europe. Seems like the Eurozone's fiscal balancing act is starting to bite. The region's manufacturing PMI fell to 53.6 in September from 55.1 in the previous month. Expectations were for a reading of 54.8. Similarly, the services ...

Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... But it surely packs a meaner punch when data from numero dos draws the same picture. China's official government calculated PMI rose to 51.7 in the month - the first increase in four month, up from 51.2 in July. And for those who still question the veracity ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... index for China to show a rise of only 0.3 per cent -- the slightest gain in five months. China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell from 53.9 in May to 52.1 -- weaker than median analyst forecasts of 53.1. Certainly, China's slowing but isn't this ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... weakening in the manufacturing indices in China and Europe are no good future indications. China's Purchasing Manufacturers Index (PMI) fell to 52.1 in June from 53.9 in the previous month. The Eurozone's PMI fell to 55.6 from 55.8 in May and that for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... of commodity prices for June and the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) for June. Also, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release building approvals and retail sales, both for May. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... manufacturing in China eased in May, indicating a slowdown in the world's third biggest economy. The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI, or purchasing managers index, fell to an 11-month low of 52.7 last month from a revised figure of 55.2 in April, indicating ...

Bad news on Good Friday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... private employment report fell by 23,000 in March. This is a bad sign. Bad! Because markets expected a 40,000 increase. Bad PMI! The Chicago Purchasing Managers index fell to 58.8 in March from 62.6 the previous month. A decline to 61.0 was expected. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... inflation gauge for March is due, as is the Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers performance of manufacturing index (PMI) for March. There are no company items scheduled on Thursday. The Australian share market finished lower on Wednesday ...