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A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... slowing. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Or perhaps... simply morons. The HSBC/Markit Economics China flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to 48.1 in March - the lowest level in eight months -- from February's final reading of 48.5. This ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... data showed activity contracted in March to its weakest rate in eight months, with the HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) falling to 48.1. It is the latest indication that the world's number two economy, and key Australian trading partner ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... would look closely at key Chinese manufacturing figures due to be released later in the day. The HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index figures will give an insight into the economic outlook for Australia's largest trading partner. The major banks started ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... 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 of 56.7. Better ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... losing strength and Japan logged its worst-ever January trade deficit. HSBC's preliminary reading for its purchasing managers' index (PMI), which tracks manufacturing activity in China's factories and workshops, contracted in February to its lowest level ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... 9,116.32 points and the CAC 40 in Paris was flat at 4,117.79 points. Markit Economics said its Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for January rose to 52.9 points from 52.1 in December, the seventh monthly rise in a row. The rise was driven ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... the March share price index futures contract was down 99 points, at 5,046. Data earlier showed that China's purchasing managers index for manufacturing, fell to 50.5 in January from 51.0 in December and 51.4 in November. The Institute for Supply Management ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker, following surprisingly weak Chinese manufacturing data. The HSBC purchasing managers' index on Thursday showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a six-month low in January, with a reading of 49.6, down from December's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... Chinese economic data and weak leads from overseas markets prompted investors to sell. A preliminary HSBC purchasing managers' index suggested Chinese manufacturing looks set to contract in January, for the first time in six months, with a reading of ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... at a six-week low, with better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data unable to inspire investors. HSBC's purchasing managers' index for China, released on Monday, slipped to 50.8 in November from 50.9 in October, on a 100-point scale. Numbers above ...