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Chief economist update: The UK's going OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... alongside higher output levels due to the phased reopening of customer-facing areas of the UK economy." The flash UK manufacturing PMI soared to 66.1 in May - the highest since 1992 - from the final reading of 60.9 in the previous month. The flash UK ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... "Businesses have been working to put in contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit". The jump in the latest IHS/Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI to a 13-month high reading of 55.1 in March from 52.1 in the previous month bears this out for the simple reason ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... indicating "QQE with negative interest rates" remain the order of the day for the BOJ. Growth's also indicated for the UK manufacturing despite the PMI index slipping to 55.9 in September from 56.7 in the previous month, paced by strong increases in ...

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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... expansion and higher input and output charges saw inflation rising to its highest level since November 2011. UK manufacturing PMI Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI declined to 54.3 in October, only slightly missing expectations for an easing to 54.5. ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... the latest Markit/CIPS UK purchasing managers' index (PMI) surveys. The March surveys' headlines say it all: UK Manufacturing PMI hits 8-month high Business confidence at highest level for just over nine years, despite growth slowdown in March [construction ...

Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... falls - suggesting continued falls in the unemployment rate going forward. Not only this, the latest surveys on UK manufacturing, construction and services conducted by Markit Economics and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) pointed ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... 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 ISM index, a reading ...
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