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Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... the yen which, in turn, is thanks to optimism over the "phase one" deal between the US and China and indications from the Markit PMI surveys that the contraction in global manufacturing activity has bottomed. As such, the VIX index - the fear gauge - ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... manufacturing sector can be observed in the world's biggest economies, except for Japan (which continues to decline). But as Markit Economics/Jibun Bank acknowledged in its Japan PMI report, "the sales tax rise and harsh weather conditions affected ...

VanEck launches new fixed income ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
... which have a weighting of 20.3%. The ETF tracks the the iBoxx AUD Investment Grade Subordinated Debt Index, created by Markit. It caps the weight of each holding at 25% (meaning at the least, the portfolio will have four holdings) and rules out smaller ...

Chief economist update: The greatest central banker of modern times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... forward guidance are ready to be calibrated." To be sure, the outlook for the eurozone appears to be deteriorating. The Markit Eurozone composite index has fallen closer to the expansion/contraction dividing line (to a reading of 50.4 in September from ...

Northern Trust chair defends Woodford loan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... valuing the portfolio of Woodford Patient Capital Trust with the support of an independent valuation firm, in this case IHS Markit.

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... "rising threat of protectionism" has risen further with the escalation of the US-China trade war. The recently-released IHS Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI survey gave credence to Draghi's statement at the July press conference that the economic ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... 2018 quarter and the slowest annual growth rate since the September 2009 quarter (-1.7%). Forward indications from the IHS Markit Hong Kong PMI survey point to continued deterioration in the SAR. The HK PMI dropped from a reading of 47.8 in June to 43.8 ...

Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... intensifying. The latest surveys point to no growth in UK output." The BOE chief's statement is supported by the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index dropping to a decade-low reading of 43.1 in June from 48.6 in the previous month. ...

Chief economist update: RBA justified to cut rates or not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... economy. Then again, the RBA would not want to give the impression of panic. More so given the positive indications from the Markit/CBA composite PMI reading - up from 51.5 in May to 53.1 in June - the strongest expansion since November last year -- ...

Chief economist update: ECB to leave no policy tool unturned

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... recorded in the September 2017 quarter. While there are nascent signs of stability over economic activity... According to Markit Economics, "The IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI rose to 52.1 in June, according to the preliminary 'flash' estimate ...