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06 March 2026 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The markets will be focused on events in the Middle East but have key inflation releases out of the US to divert attention, as well as UK GDP...
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06 March 2026 Jingyi Pan
The worldwide Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence indicated that global trade returned to growth...
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05 February 2026 Chris Williamson
The global economic upturn failed to fully regain earlier momentum in January, having slowed in December, due largely to a cooling in demand...
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17 December 2025 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s flash PMI surveys showed output rising across all four largest developed economies (the “G4”) for an eighth successive month in...
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24 November 2025 Chris Williamson Jingyi Pan
Edit Blog RE-PUBLISH Last Published 11/24/2025 11:15:20 AM By Tridion Admin ECONOMICS COMMENTARY Nov 24, 2025 Week Ahead Economic Preview: Week...
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19 November 2025 Sian Jones Eleanor Dennison
The PMI coverage of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) includes data from Poland, Czechia and more recently the addition of the BCR Romania Manufacturing...
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14 November 2025 Chris Williamson Jingyi Pan
Edit Blog RE-PUBLISH Last Published 11/14/2025 5:00:48 PM By Tridion Admin ECONOMICS COMMENTARY Nov 14, 2025 Week Ahead Economic Preview: Week...
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24 October 2025 Jingyi Pan
Japan’s private sector business activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in October, according to the flash PMI.
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09 October 2025 Andrew Harker
A number of economies in sub-Saharan Africa have seen inflationary pressures wane in recent months amid currency appreciation versus the US dollar....
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08 October 2025 Jingyi Pan
The global economic expansion continued at a solid pace in September, albeit with rates of production and services activity growth both softening...
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06 August 2025 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys – produced by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM for J.P.Morgan – showed global selling price inflation rising...
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04 August 2025 Joe Hayes Jingyi Pan
In this paper we demonstrate how signals obtained from the country PMI data may be used to guide equity market investment decisions
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25 July 2025 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The coming week sees top tier data releases in the form of GDP and inflation numbers from the US and Eurozone, plus US non-farm payrolls and...
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24 July 2025 Jingyi Pan
Japan's private sector continued to expand at the start of the third quarter, according to the flash PMI.
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11 July 2025 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A raft of top tier economic data plus the start of the earnings season will provide important indications of the health of the US economy in...
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04 July 2025 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys - produced by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM for J.P.Morgan - showed US selling price inflation across...
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23 June 2025 Jingyi Pan
Japan’s private sector expanded at a quicker pace at the end of the second quarter, according to the flash PMI.
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04 June 2025 Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing business conditions deteriorated for a second successive month in May, according to the latest PMI survey data, but with...
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22 May 2025 Chris Williamson
The early flash PMI data indicate that business confidence has improved in May from the worrying slump seen in April, with gloom about prospects...
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09 May 2025 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
US inflation, retail sales and industrial production will provide important insights into economic trends in April, alongside updates consumer...
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02 May 2025 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturers report steepest job and export losses of all economies surveyed by PMI data, and also see highest selling price inflation
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23 April 2025 Jingyi Pan
Japan's private sector output returned to expansion in April after contracting at the end of the first quarter of the year, according to the...
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04 April 2025 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys - produced S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM for J.P.Morgan - recorded faster global output growth in March...
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24 March 2025 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI® survey data showed the eurozone economy expanding marginally at the end of the first quarter, putting the region on course for...
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17 January 2025 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
In a week leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump as the new US President, we will publish the January flash PMI data to help shed light...
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08 January 2025 Chris Williamson
The worldwide PMI surveys indicated a small uplift in global selling price pressures at the end of 2024
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16 December 2024 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI® survey data for December showed the eurozone economy contracting for a second successive month.
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11 December 2024 Eleanor Dennison
The orders to inventories ratio is a metric derived using monthly manufacturing PMI indices complied by S&P Global Market Intelligence
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15 August 2024 Jingyi Pan
The global economic expansion slowed further in July, but remained robust by historical standards.
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15 August 2024 Jingyi Pan
Emerging market economic growth was sustained at the start of the second half of 2024, according to S&P Global’s PMI surveys, albeit at the slowest...
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15 August 2024 Jingyi Pan
Emerging market economic growth was sustained at the start of the second half of 2024, according to S&P Global’s PMI surveys, albeit at the slowest...
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15 August 2024 Jingyi Pan
Emerging market economic growth was sustained at the start of the second half of 2024, according to S&P Global’s PMI surveys, albeit at the slowest...
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10 June 2024 Jingyi Pan
The worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence indicated that global trade continued to expand...
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26 April 2024 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The Fed's FOMC meeting will be the key focus at the start May, followed by US April payrolls and wage growth numbers, all highlights in a week...
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18 March 2024 David Owen
Egypt's non-oil economy was greatly impacted by the Red Sea shipping crisis in February, as a sharp drop in traffic through the Suez Canal led...
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26 January 2024 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Central bank meetings remain in the spotlight with the US Fed and the Bank of England both set to convene in the coming week.
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09 October 2023 Chris Williamson
The Global PMI data – compiled by S&P Global across over 40 economies – showed a deepening downturn in demand for financial services in September...
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15 September 2023 Joseph Hayes
In this paper, we introduce a new method to demonstrate how an active rules-based approach, based on "investment factors", can generate excess...
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15 September 2023 Rajiv Biswas
The visit by US President Joe Biden to Vietnam on 10-11 September has resulted in a further significant strengthening of bilateral economic ties...
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Solid contraction in the Dutch manufacturing sector amid a technical recession for the wider economy
13 September 2023 Laura Denman
The Netherlands followed its neighbour, Germany, into a technical recession in the second quarter of 2023, with GDP shrinking by 0.3%, as per...
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08 August 2023 Jingyi Pan
The worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence indicated a seventeenth successive monthly...
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23 June 2023 Chris Williamson
June's flash PMI survey data rounded off a solid quarter of growth for the UK economy, though the pace of expansion slowed
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19 May 2023 Rajiv Biswas
The Malaysian economy grew at a pace of 5.6% year-on-year (y/y) in the first quarter of 2023, showing continued rapid expansion after annual...
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04 April 2023 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing employment barely rose in March, according to the latest PMI surveys compiled by S&P Global, the rate of job creation moderating...
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28 March 2023 Chris Williamson
March saw a welcome acceleration of output growth to the fastest since May of last year, according to the flash PMI surveys
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17 March 2023 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A busy and important week ahead is packed with central bank policy decisions from the US, UK and Taiwan, while inflation data updates will be...
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01 March 2023 Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing input costs rose in February at the slowest rate since October 2020, the rate of inflation running sharply lower than...
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09 February 2023 Andrew Harker
The economic downturn in Ghana's private sector softened at the start of 2023 as inflationary pressures showed signs of easing
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01 February 2023 Chris Williamson
Global trade flows fell for an eleventh consecutive month in January, according to S&P Global PMI surveys, sending a signal that the global economy...
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08 January 2023 Jingyi Pan
Edit Blog RE-PUBLISH Last Published 9/21/2023 6:00:30 AM By Tridion Admin ECONOMICS COMMENTARY Jan 08, 2023 Monthly PMI Bulletin: January 2023...
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06 January 2023 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The coming week will see a number of key releases including US and China CPI data and China's trade numbers.
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02 December 2022 Chris Williamson
The global manufacturing PMI survey revealed a further easing of inflationary pressures in November, with firms' costs rising at the slowest...
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24 November 2022 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI survey data for November showed the global economy coming under pressure from falling output in the major developed economies, with...
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26 September 2022 Chris Williamson
US businesses reported a third consecutive monthly fall in output during September, rounding off the weakest quarter for the economy since the...
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09 September 2022 David Owen
New S&P Global PMI™ Comment Trackers provide unique insights into the key macroeconomic trends shaping the global economy. The trackers are derived...
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30 June 2022 Rajiv Biswas
The Philippines economy has continued to show rapid expansion in early 2022, with first quarter GDP growth up 8.3% year-on-year (y/y)
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23 June 2022 Chris Williamson
The UK economy sustained a modest pace of expansion in June according to preliminary PMI survey data, and also saw steady strong employment growth...
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10 June 2022 Andrew Harker
The impact of the war in Ukraine on prices for key items such as food and fuel is feeding through to strengthening inflationary pressures for...
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24 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The UK Flash PMI survey data signal a severe slowing in the rate of economic growth in May, with forward-looking indicators hinting that worse...
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24 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy retained encouragingly resilient growth in May, as a beleaguered manufacturing sector was offset by a buoyant service sector....
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24 May 2022 Jingyi Pan
Private sector output continued to expand across Japan and Australia according to May flash PMI data
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19 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The new export orders index from S&P Global’s PMI business surveys tracks foreign demand for both goods and services
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13 May 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The week ahead finds a busy economic calendar alongside a series of Fed appearances which remain in focus given uncertainties over the pace of...
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03 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™), compiled by S&P Global, fell from 52.9 in March to a 20-month low of 52.2 in April...
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07 April 2022 Chris Williamson
Inflationary pressures intensified around the world in March according to the latest PMI data compiled for JPMorgan by S&P Global
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07 April 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for a twenty-first straight month* in March, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global), but...
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01 April 2022 Chris Williamson
US manufacturing growth accelerated in March as robust demand and improving prospects countered the headwinds of soaring cost pressures and the...
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24 March 2022 Chris Williamson
The UK PMI surveys indicated a sustained robust pace of expansion in March as the further reopening of the economy from COVID-19 containment...
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11 March 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The week ahead will see an abundance of central bank meetings across the US, UK, Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan.
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02 March 2022 Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing growth picked up in February after being subdued to a one-and-a-half year low in January due to the Omicron wave. However...
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01 March 2022 Jingyi Pan
Despite a broad increase in COVID-19 infections in the ASEAN region, manufacturing conditions remained resilient in February with the ASEAN manufacturing...
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21 February 2022 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity growth accelerated sharply in February as COVID-19 containment measures were relaxed
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11 February 2022 Jingyi Pan
PMI sub-indices have been shown to provide a considerable amount of value beyond the market-sensitive headline PMI figure
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03 December 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Inflation data from the US and China will take centre stage next week while central bank meetings will be in abundance across Canada, Australia...
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01 December 2021 Chris Williamson
A strong headline PMI reading masked just how tough business conditions are for manufacturers at the moment
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18 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
S&P Global releases flash PMIs for November in a week packed with economic data releases
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16 November 2021 David Owen
Projections for UK employment levels were upbeat again in October as firms look to ease labour shortages seen across vast areas of the economy...
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09 November 2021 Chris Williamson
US equity investor risk appetite improved for a second month running in November, rising to the highest since April
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22 October 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A flurry of central bank meetings take place across the globe in the coming week, encompassing Canada, the eurozone and Japan, and we get glimpses...
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20 September 2021 Usamah Bhatti
The Japanese private sector reported a sharp deterioration in business conditions during August, with rising COVID-19 cases across the country...
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06 September 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth slowed to the lowest since January in August as the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant disrupted activity around the...
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10 August 2021 Sian Jones
The Czech manufacturing sector has seen a marked expansion in output in recent months, as demand continued to recover from a tumultuous year
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26 July 2021 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI surveys showed mixed trends in July, with COVID-19 once again playing a key role in divergences
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26 July 2021 Jingyi Pan
The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Global, indicated Japan's private sector shrank for a third straight month in July...
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15 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The first glimpses of worldwide economic growth and inflation trends at the start of the third quarter will be revealed by flash PMI surveys...
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15 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas
Despite the strong rebound in global economic growth in H1 2021 led by the US and Western Europe, many APAC economies are being hit by new COVID-19...
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07 July 2021 Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded at a solid rate again in June, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global)
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01 July 2021 Chris Williamson
UK suppliers of components and smaller firms hit especially hard since end of Brexit transition period
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11 June 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The highly anticipated Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will take place alongside central bank meetings in Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia...
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17 May 2021
Get insights on the Purchasing Managers' Index from third-party articles and learn how to use PMI and the value of early data in planning and...
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04 May 2021 Chris Williamson
The rebound in demand from COVID-19 lockdowns propelled global manufacturing output growth to its fastest for 11 years at the start of the second...
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16 April 2021 David Owen
S&P Global's Australia PMI data have recently been expanded in order to delve more deeply into the regional and sectoral trends affecting business...
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22 March 2021 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Eliot Kerr
According to our latest Global Trade Index, global trade was estimated to be 14.9% higher than a year ago in January
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22 February 2021 Chris Williamson
Preliminary survey data on manufacturing conditions in February showed strong manufacturing growth in the US, Australia and eurozone, plus an...
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17 February 2021 Sian Jones
S&P Global is introducing a new product offering in the form of combined expertise from our PMI™ and CIS (Comparative Industry Service) teams...
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29 January 2021 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from S&P Global's latest Week Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report, please click on the 'Download Full Report'...
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22 January 2021 Chris Williamson
UK economy faces double-dip recession as lockdown measures bite
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18 January 2021 David Owen
The UK manufacturing sector saw an increase in price pressures at the end of 2020, coinciding with a marked tightening in local and global supply...
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11 December 2020 Rajiv Biswas
The Asia-Pacific electronics industry, which is a significant part of the manufacturing sector for many East Asian economies, has shown a strong...
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26 November 2020 Rajiv Biswas Rahul Kapoor
China-Australia trade tensions have escalated significantly during 2020, and S&P Global's PMI data show Australia's exports slumping
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17 November 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D.
Prior to the global pandemic, China’s GDP growth figures exhibited a noticeable degree of stability, with underlying growth tending to ease in...
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09 October 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Markets will be steered by Covid-19 infection rates and whether fresh data will show a resurgent impact of the pandemic on the global economy...
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05 August 2020 Chris Williamson
Producer input prices rose globally at the fastest rate for over a year in July amid rising demand as the world’s factories bought more inputs...
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03 July 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
After manufacturing PMIs showed encouraging signs of factories emerging from lockdowns, further clues as to economic recovery paths will be sought...
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19 June 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Data releases in the coming week will be scrutinised eagerly for clues as to the length and depth of recessions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...
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30 April 2020 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data showed a further modest increase in Chinese manufacturing output during April, but the rise represents only another very marginal...
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20 January 2020 Sian Jones
Despite difficult external demand conditions and a stalling manufacturing sector, the rate of inflation in the Czech Republic picked up in December...
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17 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Decent expansion in France is being offset to an extent by ongoing weakness in Germany, the net result being another meagre growth estimation...
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17 December 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s private sector economy is poised for its first quarterly decline in more than three years, after December flash PMI data indicated a...
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15 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK labour market showed signs of cooling in the summer, with employment falling to the greatest extent for four years
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12 September 2019 Chris Williamson
At 51.3 in August, the JPMorgan Global PMI™, compiled by S&P Global, fell from 51.6 in July to backtrack closer to the three-year lows seen in...
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06 September 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
With global economic growth reported to have slowed closer to three-year lows in August, according the latest PMI surveys, the markets will be...
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24 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Japanese business activity grew in July at the fastest rate since last December, according to new survey data, though indicators of new orders...
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19 July 2019 Vaiva Seckute Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Second quarter US GDP numbers are expected to add to signs that economic growth has slowed sharply for many economies after a better than expected...
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17 July 2019 Chris Williamson
More detailed official data corroborates survey data which point to a marked change in firms’ appetite to hire so far this year
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10 July 2019 Bernard Aw
Official data showed Taiwanese exports rising in June, but the modest gain looks likely to be short-lived as the export sector continues to face...
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07 June 2019 Bernard Aw Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas
With tensions rising between the US and China, the impact of the escalating trade war will be under scrutiny amid fresh data from both economies....
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05 June 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth eased to its weakest for three years in May amid an increasingly broad-based slowdown.
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04 June 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing moved into decline in May, with business conditions deteriorating to the greatest extent since...
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31 May 2019 Bernard Aw Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Sian Jones Joseph Hayes
Week Ahead Economic Preview: Week of 3 June 2019 31 May 2019 Joseph Hayes Sian Jones Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas Bernard Aw Global manufacturing...
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07 May 2019 Bernard Aw
The Caixin PMI surveys showed the Chinese economy retaining solid business activity growth at the start of the second quarter
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03 May 2019 Chris Williamson
April’s PMI surveys indicated only a marginal rise in UK business activity
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16 January 2019 Eliot Kerr
December PMI data pointed to the first monthly contraction in French private sector output for two-and-a-half years
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11 January 2019 Andrew Harker
Vietnam's economy seems in a perfect position to defy signs of slowing demand elsewhere and thrive in the global economy
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12 December 2018 Pollyanna De Lima
PMI numbers for October and November suggest that further momentum has been gained in the final quarter of 2018.
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05 December 2018 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys showed UK business activity growing at a sharply reduced rate in November
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21 November 2018 Chris Williamson
S&P Global's Global Business Outlook survey reveals marked drop in UK business confidence to lowest since the global financial crisis
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05 October 2018 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 8 October 2018
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06 September 2018 Chris Williamson
The Eurozone PMI shows the recent run of robust growth of business activity, new orders and employment extending into August.
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07 August 2018 Rajiv Biswas Paul Smith, Ph.D. Bernard Aw
This note also includes a special feature on the Indian economy.
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22 June 2018 Chris Williamson
The coming week sees GDP updates for the US and UK as well as a policy meeting in New Zealand. Besides data releases, the EU/UK Brexit summit...
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19 June 2018 Chris Williamson
The week sees key monetary policy meetings in the UK and Brazil, which lead up to the release of flash PMI surveys.
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11 June 2018 Chris Williamson
The coming week sees monetary policy meetings at the US Federal Reserve, ECB and Bank of Japan.
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25 May 2018 Chris Williamson
Upcoming manufacturing PMI surveys will give a guide to global economic trends halfway through the second quarter.
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18 April 2018 Joseph Hayes
The latest Commonwealth Bank of Australia PMI data signalled another month of solid output growth at the end of the first quarter.
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06 April 2018 Chris Williamson
The week sees economic news that should provide insights into central bank thinking in the US, UK and eurozone.
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19 January 2018 Bernard Aw
A number of countries see fourth quarter GDP numbers, while flash January PMI releases will indicate trends at the start of 2018...
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19 January 2018 Bernard Aw
China’s economy expands by 6.9% in 2017, with PMI data suggesting that firms start 2018 on a firm footing.
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15 January 2018 Andrew Harker
Strong economic growth in 2017 was driven by a humming manufacturing sector, backing up the findings of the Nikkei PMI.
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04 January 2018 Chris Williamson
A strong December global PMI rounded off the best year for manufacturing since 2010. While the upturn continued to show signs of broadening out...
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05 December 2017 Bernard Aw
"The Australian economy picked up momentum in the middle of the fourth quarter, led by rising manufacturing activity, according to Commonwealth...
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03 November 2017
"A number of central banks across Asia will decide on monetary policy, while S&P Global Services PMI" data for the eurozone, Japan and Brazil...
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10 October 2017 Sian Jones
"As the Russian economy continues to recover from recession, solid growth in the manufacturing and service sectors point to the emergence of...
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14 September 2017 Sian Jones
"The latest survey data reveal growing uncertainty regarding future output among manufacturers in Myanmar, underpinned by difficult demand conditions....
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05 September 2017 Bernard Aw
"China's economy kicked up to a higher gear in August, setting the stage for a stronger GDP expansion in the third quarter. However, employment...
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21 April 2017 Chris Williamson
S&P Global's PMI data suggest the US economy lost further momentum at the start of the second quarter. Both business activity and hiring slowed...
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05 April 2017 Chris Williamson
"UK construction growth slowed in March, according to survey data, following a similar waning of growth in the manufacturing sector. The survey...
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03 April 2017 Bernard Aw
"Despite a slight pull-back in March, the latest survey data suggests that Malaysian GDP growth in the first quarter would be much improved from...
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17 February 2017 Samuel Agass
Worldwide Flash PMI results will offer early indications on the health of a number of key economies midway through the first quarter. Euro area...
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15 February 2017 Chris Williamson
"US factories reported a further improvement in production at the start of 2017, corroborating earlier survey data showing the sector to be enjoying...
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08 February 2017 Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from Markit's monthly economic overview. For the full report please click the link at the bottom of the article....
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03 February 2017 Chris Williamson
"UK business activity growth slowed in January after a strong end to 2016, with the pace of job creation waning as inflationary pressures continued...
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21 December 2016 Bernard Aw
The Bank of Japan voted to maintain its stimulative monetary policy stance though also struck a more optimistic tone on its outlook due to recent...
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08 December 2016 Chris Williamson
"The European Central Bank's Governing Council voted to extend its asset purchase programme by at least a further nine months, but to reduce...
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01 December 2016 Chris Williamson
"Global manufacturing expanded in November at the fastest rate since August 2014, according to PMI survey data. Growth was led by the developed...
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25 November 2016 Chris Williamson
The second release of GDP data from the Office for National Statistics confirmed the earlier estimate that the UK economy grew 0.5% in the third...
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02 November 2016 Chris Williamson
"Global manufacturing expanded at the fastest rate for two years in October, according to PMI survey data, hinting at a welcome resurgence of...
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24 October 2016 Chris Williamson
"Japan's manufacturing economy showed further signs of pulling out of its recent malaise in October. Production, orders, exports and employment...
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04 August 2016 Oliver Kolodseike
"The week sees a notable number of countries update their industrial production data, which will provide analysts with important information...
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03 August 2016 Chris Williamson
Those looking for signs of the US economy moving up a gear in the third quarter will be disappointed by the PMI readings for July. The final...
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04 May 2016 Chris Williamson
"Global PMI data indicated a near-stagnation of the manufacturing economy in April. The JPMorgan PMI, compiled by Markit from its worldwide business..."...
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29 April 2016 Andrew Harker
April saw the National Assembly in Vietnam agree a new five-year socio-economic development plan covering the years 2016-2020. As part of this...
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20 April 2016 Chris Williamson
The UK labour market showed signs of cooling in February and survey data signalled that households are becoming increasingly concerned about...
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01 April 2016 Oliver Kolodseike
Global PMI results for March are released during the week and will provide a complete picture of economic conditions during the first quarter...
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03 March 2016 Chris Williamson
"UK economic growth slowed to its weakest for almost three years in February, according to the latest Markit/CIPS 'all-sector' PMI data. At 52.9...
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12 February 2016 Chris Williamson
Official data confirm the steady but disappointingly unspectacular growth achieved by the eurozone at the end of last year. Gross domestic product...
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29 January 2016 Chris Williamson
"US economic growth slowed sharply in the final quarter of last year, according to the first official estimate. At least some of the weakness...
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03 December 2015 Chris Williamson
"A welcome upturn in service sector expansion helped counter slower growth in manufacturing and construction in November, suggesting the UK continues...
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03 December 2015 Chris Williamson
"China's economy expanded, albeit only modestly, for the first time in four months, according to November's Caixin PMI surveys, heralding a welcome...
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12 November 2015
"Industrial production in the euro area fell 0.3% in September, according to official data, piling additional pressure on policymakers to inject...
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08 October 2015
The following is an extract from Markit's monthly economic overview. For the full report please click the link at the bottom of the article....
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24 September 2015
"A renewed weakening of growth in the manufacturing economy adds to Japan's woes, as evidence mounts that the various stimulus measures introduced...
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01 September 2015
"Growth of manufacturing output in Vietnam eased to the slowest for ten months in August, according to the latest Nikkei PMI survey, compiled...
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07 August 2015
Latest evidence from Markit's recruitment industry survey showed a continued slowdown in growth of recruitment activity during July. The KPMG/REC...
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03 August 2015
"Global manufacturing remained stuck firmly in the slow lane at the start of the third quarter, hindered by slumping demand in many key emerging...
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24 July 2015
"The Chinese economy started the third quarter with the steepest contraction of manufacturing activity for 15 months, according to survey data....
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14 July 2015
"UK consumer price inflation fell back to zero in June, according to the Office for National Statistics, down from 0.1% in May. Inflation continues...
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09 July 2015
There were no surprises at the Bank of England as the Monetary Policy Committee left interest rates at their record low of 0.5% after their July...
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06 July 2015
"The week will be dominated by the aftermath of Sunday's Greek referendum. Having delivered a resounding 'no' to austerity, a Eurogroup meeting...
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03 July 2015
The Greek crisis appears to have so far had little impact on the eurozone economy as a whole. Economic growth in the currency bloc rose to a...
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30 June 2015
The UK economy grew faster than previously thought in the opening quarter of the year. Gross domestic product rose 0.4% in the first three months...
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25 June 2015
The release of manufacturing and service PMI results will provide insights into global economic trends in June. A labour market update (including...
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23 June 2015
A slight deterioration of business conditions in June rounded off the worst quarter for just over two years for Japan's manufacturers. PMI signals...
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19 June 2015
"The economic upturn, and the buoyant labour market in particular, is feeding through to big improvements in government borrowing figures. Better...
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12 June 2015
The economic upturn over the past year has been stronger than previously though after substantial data revisions show that the UK construction...
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23 April 2015
"Retail sales fell in March, but it would be wrong to get too worried about one month's fall. The underlying trend in fact looks to have remained...
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23 April 2015
"The German private sector economy expanded further at the start of the second quarter, but the pace of economic growth slowed slightly, according...
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22 April 2015
"Survey data collected from just under 2,000 employees in March and April point to disappointingly weak UK pay growth in 2015. The representative...
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14 April 2015
A rebound in retail sales in March provides evidence that the US economy is pulling out of a soft patch seen at the start of the year. The upturn...
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13 April 2015
"The year to date has seen major shifts in investor sentiment as outlooks diverge among the world's main economies. Investors have piled into...
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26 March 2015
"As tensions mount between Athens and Brussels, the Greek debt crisis will play a major role in determining market trends next week. However...
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26 March 2015
"The UK's economic upturn continued to show strong momentum in February, with retail sales growth rebounding strongly, according to the Office...
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12 March 2015
"Despite a setback in January, the trend in euro area industrial production is picking up. This upturn adds to the growing stream of better economic...
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04 March 2015
"Russia's economic downturn deepened in February, with business surveys signalling the steepest decline in output since the height of the global...
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20 February 2015
"At last, the French economy appears to be reviving, enjoying its best growth spell for three-and-a-half years, buoyed by lower prices and increased..."...
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03 February 2015
"The world's factories reported a slight upturn in growth of business activity in January, but the pace of expansion remained one of the weakest...
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02 February 2015
"UK manufacturing PMI data for January had something for everyone, whether your cup is half full or half empty. Investors are certainly taking...
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29 January 2015
Worldwide manufacturing and services PMI releases plus a US labour market update are highlights of the week alongside the Bank of England's policy...
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26 January 2015
"Markit's flash manufacturing PMI data for January revealed the first insight into global economic trends at the start of the year, and provided...
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23 January 2015
"China's factories started 2015 on a flat note. At 49.8, the HSBC Manufacturing PMI mustered only a marginal rise from December's seven-month...
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22 January 2015
"In a week that sees first estimates of fourth quarter GDP numbers for Spain, the UK and the US, the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee...
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21 January 2015
"Unemployment has sunk below 6.0% for the first time in just over six years, wage growth is rising in real terms at the fastest rate since 2008...
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14 January 2015
"Retail sales fell sharply in December, catching analysts by surprise but adding to survey evidence which points to a potentially marked slowdown...
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14 January 2015
"Industrial production in the euro area grew more than expected in November, but the official data confirm the business survey evidence of only...
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09 January 2015
The following is an extract from Markit's monthly economic overview. For the full report please click the link at the bottom of the article....
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06 January 2015
"The global economy lost further momentum as 2014 came to a close, according to Markit's worldwide PMI surveys. The JPMorgan-sponsored Global...
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06 January 2015
"The pace of economic growth picked up in Japan at the end of 2014, providing the government with much-needed welcome news that the country is...
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12 December 2014
"The construction sector has grown faster than previously thought so far this year, and especially in the third quarter, adding further to signs...
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05 December 2014
"The European Central Bank made no changes to interest rates or other non-conventional policy tools at its December meeting, dashing any hopes...
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04 December 2014
"The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee left interest rates on hold at their final meeting of the year, but it's likely that the nine...
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01 December 2014
"Italian manufacturing output continued to contract in November, adding to the likelihood of the sector acting as a drag on the wider economy...
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07 November 2014
PMI™ data from Markit signalled that commercial & professional services topped the growth rankings in October, while food remained the best-performing......
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03 November 2014
"October data highlighted a slowdown in the ongoing U.S. manufacturing sector recovery, with output and new business growth both moderating during...
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23 October 2014
A drop in UK retail sales in September probably tells us more about the weather than the economy. Retail sales fell 0.3% in September compared...
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21 October 2014
Economic growth has slowed in China to its weakest since the height of the financial crisis. Gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of...
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15 October 2014
"Households reported some encouraging news in relation to incomes and pay at the start of the fourth quarter, according to survey data providing...
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14 October 2014
"Eurozone industrial production fell more than expected in August, adding to fears that the region is facing a slide back into recession. Official...
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09 October 2014
"German exports plunged 5.8% in August, adding to fears that the eurozone's largest member state is sliding back into recession. The news follows...
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03 October 2014
"The ongoing malaise in the eurozone economy continued at the end of the third quarter, with the latest PMI data showing a further waning of...
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02 October 2014
Policy decisions at the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan plus industrial production numbers for a number of European countries are the highlights...
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02 October 2014
"After the manufacturing PMI signalled a disappointing slowing of factory growth in September, a near-record increase in activity registered...
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25 September 2014
Worldwide manufacturing and service PMI releases plus updates on the US labour market and factory orders are highlights of the week. Other standouts...
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24 September 2014
"Japan's economy looks set to rebound from the contraction seen in the second quarter, but the recovery looks far from convincing, which will...
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17 September 2014
"UK unemployment continued to fall in July, but wage growth remained stuck at an all-time low. There was little therefore in the latest official...
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17 September 2014
"Inflation rates cooled around the globe in August, suggesting the global economic upturn remains too weak to generate price pressures to an...
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16 September 2014
"UK inflation eased to the joint-lowest seen over the past five years in August, dropping further below the Bank of England's 2% target. The...
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11 September 2014
"A vast amount of economic data are released during the week, including updates on inflation and the labour market in the UK and minutes from...
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09 September 2014
"UK factory output rose for a second successive month in July, but the rate underlying rate of growth appears to have eased from the strong pace...
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28 August 2014
Policy decisions at the Bank of England and the European Central Bank plus worldwide manufacturing and service sector PMI releases are the highlights...
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07 August 2014
"There was no change in interest rates at the Bank of England at its August meeting, but we expect the minutes to show that opinion is moving...
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05 August 2014
The growth surge in the UK economy shows no signs of abating. The three Markit/CIPS PMI" surveys showed business activity expanding in July at...
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24 July 2014
"At 56.3 in July, down from 57.3 in June, the seasonally adjusted Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index" (PMI") signalled...
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15 July 2014
UK inflation moved sharply higher in June alongside another surge in house prices. The news will further fuel expectations that the Bank of England...
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08 July 2014
"Britain's factories saw a surprise drop in output in May, which will add to arguments that the recovery remains too fragile for policymakers...
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04 July 2014
"The Bank of England's monetary policy decision, FOMC meeting minutes and a host of industrial production data across Europe are highlights of...
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13 June 2014
"A booming construction industry, faster-than-previously-thought economic growth at the start of the year and hawkish remarks from the Bank of...
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05 June 2014
"Next week sees a busy economic calendar. In the UK labour markets data are the highlight, providing important clues into the timing of the first...
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02 June 2014
"The recovery in the eurozone manufacturing sector registered a modest slowdown in May. At 52.2, down from 53.4 in April, the final seasonally...
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29 May 2014
"The US recovery took a backward step in the first quarter, most likely the result of many parts of the country having been battered by extreme...
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15 May 2014
"The Eurozone economy expanded 0.2% in the first three months of the year, below expectations of a 0.4% increase. Growth of GDP in the first...
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12 May 2014
"A survey of almost 1,000 households reveals a desire to work more hours. Nearly one-in-six employees would prefer to do more paid hours than...
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12 May 2014
April global sector PMI data from Markit showed a sharp and accelerated increase in healthcare services business activity. Growth was the strongest...
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09 May 2014
"The UK manufacturing sector enjoyed its second-best calendar quarter of growth for fifteen years at the start of the year, with production up...
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07 May 2014
"April's PMI surveys signal a strong start into the second quarter, with the rate of activity growth in Germany's private sector economy accelerating...
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23 April 2014
"Growth of business activity in the euro area economy accelerated to its fastest for just under three years in April, leading to a return to...
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31 March 2014
The headline seasonally adjusted Markit/JMMA Purchasing Managers' Index" (PMI") - a composite indicator designed to provide a single-figure snapshot...
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24 March 2014
"Markit's flash PMI surveys showed ongoing marked divergences between manufacturing trends in the US, Eurozone and China in March. While business...
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13 March 2014
"Next week's economic calendar features the publication of the 2014 UK Budget, alongside unemployment figures and the minutes from the latest...
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13 March 2014
"Jobless benefit claims and retail sales both beat expectations, providing reassurances that the US is coping better than many had anticipated...
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12 March 2014
"Manufacturing output in the euro area rose 0.3% in January, according to the official statistics body Eurostat. The increase took output 1.3%...
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07 March 2014
"Severe winter weather looks to have less of a dampened effect on hiring by US companies than anticipated. Non-farm payroll rose 175,000 in February,..."...
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07 March 2014
"Employment and recruitment agencies reported another month of surging demand for staff in February, with employment continuing to rise strongly...
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06 March 2014
"The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly indicator derived from the PMI" surveys, fell for the third month running to 51.1 in February...
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19 February 2014
Pay growth in the UK showed signs of lifting higher towards the end of last year as job creation continued to surge in the fourth quarter.Download...
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13 February 2014
"Building on the strong growth evident in Q4 2013, global basic materials industry grew for the eighth month running in January, according to...
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28 January 2014
Markit Economics has developed two new economic indicators to provide further understanding of the changing economic environment facing businesses...
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23 January 2014
"The euro area private sector economy grew for a seventh consecutive month in January, according to the flash Markit Eurozone PMI, with the rate...
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23 January 2014
"The Chinese manufacturing economy contracted for the first time in six months in January, according to the flash PMI produced by Markit for...
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07 January 2014
"Retail sales data suggest that Germany's economic recovery is now spreading into the retail sector, following a two-month period of declining...
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07 January 2014
"The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly indicator derived from the PMI surveys, signalled overall growth of output across global emerging...
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02 January 2014
"Global manufacturing ended 2013 on a high note, with growth of both output and employment picking up further momentum in December. The JPMorgan...
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20 December 2013
The UK economy has grown faster than previously thought over the past year. Updated data from the Office for National Statistics confirmed that...
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19 December 2013
"The US Federal Open Market Committee started tapering its asset purchases at its December meeting. Something that many overlooked - especially...
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18 December 2013
Employment is surging higher and unemployment collapsing in the UK as the economic recovery has moved into a higher gear. The official data are...
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02 December 2013
"November saw the already solid upturn in the UK manufacturing sector gain further momentum. At 58.4, from an upwardly revised reading of 56.5...
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08 November 2013
"Markit's global financials PMI data signalled a slower rate of expansion in activity in October, with a near-stagnation of banking activity...
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07 November 2013
"The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly indicator derived from the PMI surveys, signalled the fastest rise in output in seven months...
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07 November 2013
"The Bank of England left monetary policy unchanged at its October meeting, meaning the Bank's base rate remains at a record low of 0.5% and...
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30 October 2013
Eurozone retail PMI data from Markit showed a steeper drop in sales at the start of the final quarter of 2013. The Markit Eurozone Retail PMI...
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18 October 2013
"Economic growth in the third quarter picked up in China, but the prospect of a further improvement in the fourth quarter looks unlikely. Although...
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11 October 2013
"The global basic materials industry regained momentum at the end of the third quarter, according to Markit Global Sector PMI data. Output growth...
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10 October 2013
"The latest official data are painting a disappointing performance of the Italian industrial sector in the third quarter, raising concerns about...
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01 October 2013
The eurozone manufacturing sector expanded for the third straight month in September. This meant that growth was recorded throughout the third...
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27 September 2013
"Retail PMI data from Markit showed a renewed decline in eurozone retail sales in September. The Markit Eurozone Retail PMI eased below neutrality...
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13 September 2013
"Surging house building is helping drive a recovery of the UK construction sector, adding yet more evidence to suggest that the UK economic recovery...
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03 September 2013
The growth rate of the global manufacturing sector continued to edge higher in August. Although the overall pace of expansion remained only moderate...
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02 September 2013
Latest data indicated that the UK manufacturing sector maintained its robust start to the third quarter of 2013. After the solid increases in...
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29 August 2013
"The US economy grew faster than previously thought in the three months to June, largely attributable to an improvement in export performance....
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08 August 2013
"The global consumer services sector gained momentum in July, according to new PMI data from Markit. Among eight broad sectors covered, consumer...
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25 July 2013
"A bumper week of economic releases includes worldwide manufacturing PMIs, US, eurozone and UK central bank decisions, plus US GDP and non-farm...
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11 July 2013
A busy week of economic releases starts with the eagerly anticipated Chinese GDP data for the second quarter. Analysts are also keen to see the...
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09 July 2013
"Markit's global chemicals PMI data are derived from surveys of over 1,300 companies in the global chemicals industry across 28 major economies....
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08 July 2013
"Markit's global financials PMI data are derived from surveys of over 1,400 companies in banking, insurance, real estate and other financial...
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28 June 2013
"The Markit/JMMA Manufacturing PMI rose in June to its highest since February 2011, pointing to ongoing robust growth of the Japanese goods-producing...
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24 June 2013
Further signs of the German economy regaining momentum were provided by the IFO survey's headline index rising for a second successive month...
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20 June 2013
"The week sees some potentially important updates to economic growth in the first quarter, with new estimates of GDP published for the UK, US...
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13 June 2013
"We calculate the flash PMI data for June next week, publishing the results on Thursday for China, the eurozone and the US. May data showed China's..."...
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07 June 2013
"US non-farm payrolls rose 175,000 in May, higher than expectations of 163,000. Ongoing economic growth is creating jobs at a reasonable rate...
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06 June 2013
"The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly indicator derived from the PMI surveys, was unchanged from April at 51.4 in May. That was the...
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24 May 2013
"More guidance on the health of the global economy in the first quarter will be provided by the publication of gross domestic product data for...
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17 May 2013
Worldwide steel-using firms reported a weaker expansion of output during April. The latest data from Markit showed that production at intensive...
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16 May 2013
"Official data confirmed the upbeat message from recent PMI surveys, indicating that Japan has surged out of recession. Gross domestic product...
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15 May 2013
"Canadian manufacturing shipments fell 0.3% in March, down to $49.5bn. Although the contraction was only marginal, it was a marked contrast to...
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09 May 2013
"UK factories stepped up a gear in March, boosting production for a second successive month. With surveys indicating that growth gained further...
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02 May 2013
"April data from HSBC signalled only a slight improvement of operating conditions in the Chinese manufacturing sector, as output and new orders...
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30 April 2013
A modest improvement of Japanese manufacturing operating conditions was signalled during April. Led by a strong performance from investment goods......
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25 April 2013
A further illustration of the crisis engulfing the Spanish economy was provided today by the latest quarterly labour market statistics release.......
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24 April 2013
"UK retailers reported a drop in sales on average for the first time in eight months in April, and the outlook for sales in the coming month...
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18 April 2013
"Despite falling in March, which was in part attributable to bad weather, UK retail sales returned to growth in the fourth quarter, adding to...
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