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Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... the March quarter from -11 in the previous three-month period (the highest level in one year) backed up by the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK PMI surveys that showed both manufacturing (55.1) and services (51.7) remain in expansion territory. Last month's ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised global slowing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... momentum. The survey shows..."the JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI - a composite index produced by J.P. Morgan and IHS Markit in association with ISM and IFPSM - posted 53.4 in March, down from 54.1 in February and its lowest reading since October ...

Chief economist update: Euro's uptrend is a downtrend risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... Markit Economics manufacturing PMI survey shows that it's starting 2018 with a bigger bang. The final estimate of the IHS Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI registered its 55th month of expansion in January. It slipped to a reading of 59.6 in January ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... September forecasts of 2.2% for 2017, 1.8% for 2018 and 1.7% for 2019. This is consistent with the latest readings from the IHS Markit Eurozone survey that showed the composite PMI rising 58.1 in December 2017 - the highest since February 2011 - on the ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... longrun average rates. The J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI(TM) - a composite index produced by J.P.Morgan and IHS Markit in association with ISM and IFPSM - posted 54 in November, up from 53.5 in October and its highest reading since March 2011. ...

Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... 3.6% (from 3.5%) on 2017 and 3.7% (from 3.6%) in 2018 bear this out. This is also captured in the latest JP Morgan/IHS Markit survey indicating that the expansion in the global economy continues to accelerate. The Global Composite PMI increased to 54.0 ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... nominal wages (2.1% in June and July). The consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for the third quarter. The key points of which are: September data reveals ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... whatever measure of CPI inflation is used. The consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for July. The key points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... whatever measure of CPI inflation is used. The consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for July. The key points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... confidence to its best level July 2007 (pre-GFC, pre-Grexit and PIGS, pre-European sovereign debt crisis days). The latest IHS Markit Flash Eurozone PMI survey indicates continued strong momentum in business activity. Although, the flash Eurozone composite ...