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Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... news du jour of positive indications from the latest PMI survey readings. Yes. The Markit Economics index of US manufacturing rose to a flash reading of 56.2 in May - the highest in three months - from April's final reading of 55.6. Maybe. The same preliminary ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... economy after "better" data, including a report Tuesday from the Institute for Supply Management that showed US manufacturing activity rose in March. Investors are also heartened by comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Monday that suggest no "abrupt" ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... In America, economic reports for February confirmed the "frozen by the polar vortex" story. Markit Economics' US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) jumped to a reading of 57.1 in February from 53.7 in the previous month and mid-month's reading ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a survey showed that US manufacturing had expanded at the fastest pace in almost four years. At 0845 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... Tuesday local stocks suffered their heaviest losses since August after nervous investors reacted to a sharp fall in US manufacturing activity growth. Options Xpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said while the Australian market had rebounded after Tuesday's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... on Tuesday suffered its heaviest one day loss since August, with spooked investors reacting to a sharp fall in US manufacturing activity growth. More than $28 billion was wiped from the market's value, as investors followed a negative lead from Wall ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... been so easy to dismiss this one bad number - it was distorted (blame it on the polar vortex) and at above 50, US manufacturing is still expanding - but not if you factor in the prevailing "mood of doom" in the financial markets, specifically the tumult ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after Wall Street plunged as lacklustre reports on Chinese and US manufacturing activity added to concerns about economic growth and emerging-market economies. At 0845 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell following Wall Street's losses after a better than expected US manufacturing report heightened speculation that the Federal Reserve will begin winding down its stimulus this month. Japanese shares bucked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher following gains on Wall Street driven by good US manufacturing data and car sales figures. CMC Markets chief market analyst said the Australian market might be further supported by the news that China's ...