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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
The share market has fallen after the release of weak manufacturing data from the world's second largest economy. Factory activity in China contracted at its fastest rate in a year in April, according to a regular survey by HSBC. The release of the ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... the latest Markit/CIPS UK purchasing managers' index (PMI) surveys. The March surveys' headlines say it all: UK Manufacturing PMI hits 8-month high Business confidence at highest level for just over nine years, despite growth slowdown in March [construction ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... prices of most commodities. This is a major no-no for a resource-based economy like Australia. Needless to say, manufacturing production had been in steady decline (in year-on-year terms) since March 2012. The future looks not any good either. The AiG ...

Vantage launches SMSF-ready private equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... Next Capital and Allegro Funds. These funds have made investments into three underlying companies in the specialist manufacturing, transport services and aged care industry sectors. The investment committee of the fund comprises chairman Rod McGeogh ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... losses, but had fallen further by noon. Commodities were looking very weak and the release of China's latest monthly manufacturing data would be closely watched on Wednesday afternoon, Quay Equities managing director David Reynolds said. "It will be ...

Out with the old in with the newer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... whisper. Perhaps. Then again, perhaps not. The primary reason being that this is old "bad news". Markit Economics' manufacturing PMI survey is newer and it's "good news" that means... Markit's flash US manufacturing PMI rose to 55.3 in March from 55.1 ...

PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... monetary policy operates with a lag... of around 12 months (more or less). Here are the flashes: The HSBC flash China manufacturing PMI (compiled by Markit) confirms the on-going slowdown in the Chinese economy with the flash index dropping below the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... economy slowing weighed on mining stocks. European stocks had initially fallen in the wake of disappointing Chinese manufacturing data, but perked up after a survey showed eurozone business activity hit a near four-year high in March. The closely watched ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... guidance and posted an 18 per cent jump in interim net profit. Le Brun said investors would also have an eye on Chinese manufacturing data due to be delivered around lunchtime on Tuesday. "A goal for the market would probably be to at least hang on to ...

"Patient" is the (key)word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... news that's good news. Hip, hip... Now combine these with last night's fresh disappointing releases - empire state manufacturing index eased to 6.90 in March from 7.78 in the previous month (new orders now in contraction at minus 2.39); industrial production ...