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Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... supposed to do? John Maynard Keynes will be proud. Europe it's turning inside out Yeah! Crisis? What crisis? Markit Economics reported last night that its Eurozone index of manufacturing activity jumped to 56.7 in July - a three-month high - from 55.6 ...

Unusually certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... expected 0.3 per cent decline. Weak US growth unusually certain? European growth, too, looks unusually certain. The Markit Economics composite purchasing managers index of services and manufacturing in the Eurozone rose to 56.7 in July from 56 in the ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... increase their production. Why? Because China's manufacturing continues to expand. The HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics China PMI jumped to a record 57.4 in January form 56.1 in the previous month and export sales reportedly surged at a "near-record ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... there's more. This one sent European shares higher overnight. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and Markit Economics UK manufacturing index rose to 47 in June - the highest since May last year - from 45.4 in the previous month. Like the ...