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Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... inflation is 1 to 11/2 per cent in 2021 and gradually picks up further from there." The drop in the Commonwealth Bank Composite PMI for Australia (that was released on the same day as the RBA's Board meeting) to a record low of 21.7 in April from ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone good news to get worse before it gets better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... annualised rate of minus 14.4% and minus 3.3% year-on-year. The drop in the flash estimate of the IHS/Markit Eurozone composite PMI to an all-time low of 13.5 in April from 29.7 in March suggests that the second quarter is off to a bad start. Even worse ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... the extent of the impact social restrictions and lockdowns is having on economic activity: The IHS/Markit flash US composite PMI output index dropped to a reading of 27.4 in April - "the fastest reduction in private sector output since the series began ...

Chief economist update: Turns out Brexit was heaven

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... investment intentions appear to have recovered." This was underscored by the sharp turnaround in the IHS/CIPS UK Composite PMI index to 53.3 in January - a 16-month high - after four months of below 50 readings (indicating contraction) as activity in ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... state of emergency, underscored by the au Jibun Bank Japan PMI survey released a few days before (3 April) - the composite PMI dropped to a reading of 36.2 in March from 47.0 in February, driven by the dive in the services PMI to 33.8 while the manufacturing ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... perhaps... perhaps. They better work given the deterioration in US economic activity. IHS/Markit's flash US composite PMI dropped to a fresh low of 40.5 in March (from 49.6 in the previous month) as manufacturing declined to its lowest reading (49.2) ...

Chief economist update: The cheaper alternative

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... activity. Just like the UK, Australian economic activity will slow as shown by the latest UK Markit/CIPS figures - composite PMI down to a reading of 37.1 in March from 53.0 in February; manufacturing down to 48.0 from 51.7; services down to 35.7 from ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... improvement in the Eurozone economy. Just before the virus broke out in Europe, IHS Markit reported that the Eurozone Composite PMI increased to 51.6 in February 2020 from 51.3 in the previous month -- beating market consensus of 51.0 and is the fastest ...

Chief economist update: Happy New Year rat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... to a six-month low of 7.2% in October. These have all been captured by China's PMI indices. The Caixin China composite PMI eased to a reading of 52.6 in December from November's 21-month high reading of 53.2 due to a slower rate of expansion ...

Chief economist update: Phase one deal signed, sealed and delivered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... CEBM Group, nominates as "a major hurdle to stabilizing the economy". So far so good for China. The Caixin China composite PMI eased to a reading of 52.6 in December from November's 21-month high reading of 53.2 due to a slower rate of expansion ...