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Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... positive output gap has been taking hold in Japan with the virtuous cycle led by exports and production becoming firmer." Markit Economics' latest Japan composite PMI survey gives credence to the BOJ's statement. While the composite PMI slipped to 52.6 ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates Yield Plus Index. This index targets the top 50% of the highest-yielding Australian-issued corporate bonds. ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... despite the numerous terrorist attacks the country has suffered over the past few years. This is underlined by the latest Markit France PMI survey. The flash composite PMI rose to 57.4 in April 56.8 in the previous month. This is the highest reading ...

Too much ado about Fed reinvesting nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... This came as no surprise for Wall Streeters saw the latest updates on the US economy... and they were good. While both the Markit and ISM surveys of the US non-manufacturing sector came in lower than market expectations in March, they remained well-above ...

Brexit-proof?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
A small dip in the Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI to 54.2 in March from 54.5 in the previous month provides further evidence of the economy's resilience to Brexit uncertainty. The latest reading might be the lowest level in four months but it's also ...

Global healing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... running on its growth momentum. And it's not happening only in America. The world is turning to be a better place too. The 'Markit Global Business Outlook' - a survey that measures expectations for the year ahead across 12,000 manufacturing and services ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany - Brexit and continuing terrorist threat in the region. Only last week, Markit Economics printed that "The eurozone economy moved up a gear in February, suggesting that "GDP growth of 0.6% could be seen ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's flash US composite index fell to a reading of 54.3 in February - the lowest in two months - from 55.8 in the previous ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... 20,000's impact on psychology - investor, business and consumer. A fact - not the "alternative fact" - that's apparent in Markit Economics' recent report that showed the US manufacturing PMI rose for a fourth straight month to 55.5 in January - the highest ...

Shine, shine, shine, let it shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... employment and the newly-launched "business expectations index" hitting a 44-month high. Inflation is also improving with Markit noting in its report that input prices increased at a faster rate in January while output prices changed direction to an ...