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Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... Purchasing reported that the country's purchasing managers' index clocked its fourth consecutive month of increases last month. The PMI rose to 53.2 in June from 53.1 in May. Clearly indicating that Chinese manufacturing is in expansion mode. The bottomline ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... prices for May. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for June is due. The Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations releases a its job vacancies survey ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... too. Yesterday's domestic economic releases showed retail sales and home sales responding to stimulation and that our own PMI is moving in the growth direction. The purchasing managers index rose to 37.5 in May - its highest in seven months. As you read ...

May sell or May stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... per cent in March - double market expectations and the first rise since September last year. Similarly, its manufacturing PMI improved sharply in April. There. Three of the world's biggest economies are on the mend and confidence is also starting to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... for March. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for April is also released. In company news, Macquarie Group Ltd releases its annual result. Woodside Petroleum Ltd and recruitment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... includes the Australian Industry Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers' Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for February, TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute's Inflation Gauge for February, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... for October, the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for October and the TD Securities - Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for October are due. On the company front, Ridley ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... recent stats certainly do not reflect this. Reports out of Europe overnight show the UK construction purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to a record low of 38.8 in September from 40.5 in the previous month. This was to be expected as economic activity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Australian Industry Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers release their Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for September, and the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its index of commodity prices. The Hudson employment expectations ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... declines of 3.2 per cent in June and 0.4 per cent in the previous month. The Eurozone composite purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 48.2 in August from 48.0 in July. The index has been below the 50 expansion/contraction mark for two consecutive months. ...