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Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... 50.3 - the first reading indicating expansion and the highest in eight months. This is good news according to Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHSMarkit: "In a month during which virus containment measures were tightened in the face of further ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... (52.7 in September). 46-month low. Flash Eurozone Manufacturing PMI at 52.1 (53.2 in September). 26-month low. Chris Williamson, chief business economist at HIS Markit, explains that: "The slowdown is being led by a drop in exports, linked in turn by ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... in January but from the record high of 60.6 reading in the previous month. How good is that? Let's hear from Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at IHS Markit, himself: "The eurozone's manufacturing boom continued in full swing in January. Output ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... November that the region's economy is stagnating. Don't take my word for it, here's how Markit's own economist, Chris Williamson, interprets the latest estimate: "The final eurozone PMI came in even weaker than the earlier flash estimate, signalling ...

The ECB can't make the horse drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... in September". I can almost hear the alarm bells clanging at the ECB. More so, with Markit's chief economist, Chris Williamson, commenting that, "The survey data suggest GDP is on course to grow by 0.3% at best in the third quarter... There are also ...

All about the slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Economics' Composite PMI index for the UK rose to a reading of 59.1 in July from 58.4 in the previous month, prompting Chris Williamson -- Markit's chief economist - to remark, "The growth surge in the UK economy shows no signs of abating. The three ...

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... the Eurozone's manufacturing PMI remains in expansion territory (53.0 in March), prompting Markit Economics' Chris Williamson to note that, ""Despite having cooled slightly in March, the euro area manufacturing sector continues to enjoy its best spell ...
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