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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: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... manufacturing - up to 51.6 from 51.5 - that mitigated the decline in the services sector from 54.7 to 54.2. In the middle of March, Markit released its IHS/Markit China Business Outlook survey and the key findings are: "Expectations for business activity ...

Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... this year, on top of its 13.8% gain in 2017. Never mind Trump, this alone calls for a currency war for as the latest HIS Markit Economics flash Eurozone PMI shows, "Eurozone expansion slows to weakest since start of 2017" - down to 55.3 in March from ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... nominal terms and by 2.4% in real terms (i.e. adjusted for inflation). These indicators and the positive lead from the Markit/Nikkei PMI surveys - the composite index marked its 17th month of expansion in January - show that the Japanese economy is well ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... fastest growth rate since the 3.4% rate recorded in exactly one decade. The Eurozone ended 2017 with a big bang. The latest Markit Economics manufacturing PMI survey shows that it's starting 2018 with a bigger bang. The final estimate of the IHS Markit ...

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 ...

ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... fastest growth rate since the March 2011 quarter and marks the third straight quarter of strengthening growth. The IHS/Markit Eurozone PMI surveys suggest that growth would be equally strong, if not stronger in succeeding quarters. Despite easing to ...