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Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... China's and the euro zone's PMI's fell this month. According to HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics, China's purchasing managers' index fell to 48.1 in March to its lowest reading since November last year. What's new about this pussycat? We already ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... rate of 3% -- the fastest pace in six quarters -- from the initial estimate of 2.8%. Then there's the Chicago purchasing managers index. The PMI increased to 64.0 in February from 61.5 in the previous month. Expectations were for a drop to 61.0. Wait ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... in the week, the Australian dollar could be buoyed by positive manufacturing data from China. The Chinese purchasing managers index (PMI) data, due out on Thursday, is expected to show an expansion in activity. Meanwhile, Australian bond futures prices ...

What hard landing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... That's still good but if the politburo wants more, they'll have it. Yesterday's news that China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 50.5 in January from 50.3 in the previous month, indicating that manufacturing activity is picking up ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... OECD leading indicator - the one that tracks the future performance of the developed economies - and global purchasing managers indices have picked up towards the close of 2010." Here, I was correct until... the Jasmine Revolution sent Middle Eastern ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... Dow Jones Newswires reported. Investors were also jittery after Beijing said Tuesday that China's official purchasing managers' index dropped to 50.4 in October from 51.2 in September, suggesting the global economy's main growth driver was losing steam. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... world's second-biggest economy China which showed manufacturing activity slowed last month. The official Chinese purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 50.4 in October from 51.2 in September. The Institute of Supply Management reported slowing growth ...

Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... past few days, it better deliver on 26 October. And Wednesday couldn't come soon enough. Last night's October purchasing managers index (PMI) numbers pointed in the "R" direction. The Eurozone composite PMI dropped to a reading of 47.2 this month - the ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... October, lifted by a pick-up in output and orders despite the global economic turmoil. The preliminary HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) stood at 51.1 in October, up from 49.9 in September, the British banking giant said, lifting hopes that the world's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... August, tumbling to a two-year low, in a fresh sign the economy is slowing fast. The eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) compiled by Markit fell to 49.0 points in August from 50.4 in July. Any score below 50 indicates contraction ...