Resource companies have shaken off a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing to help the Australian sharemarket finish higher. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 5035.1. The broader All ...
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In July this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to an 11-month low of 47.7 from June's final reading of 48.2, marking the third straight month in which the index reading was below 50. A reading ...
At the end of the second quarter this year, Germany's construction sector continued to rebound from its recent downturn. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to a 15-month high of 54.5 in June, up from 50.6 ...
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The euro zone manufacturing sector moved a step closer to stabilization at the end of the second quarter, with rates of contraction in output and new orders continuing to ease. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
The Aussie slumped to a fresh 33-month low today as the US central bank signalled plans to rein in its stimulus program before the end of the year and China's economy showed more signs of a slowdown. At 5pm AEST, the Aussie was trading at ...
China's Non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (2013.04) National Bureau of Statistics of China April March Increase Rate over Last Month Historical Average in April ...
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April March Increase Rate over Last Month Historical Average in April Manufacturing PMI 50.6 50.9 -0.3 55.4 Production Index 52.6 52.7 -0.1 ...
In May, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.8 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point month-on-month. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was 51.1 percent, up by 0.1 percentage ...
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NYMEX July crude settled $1.48 higher at $93.45/barrel Monday, largely holding to overnight gains following better-than-expected eurozone manufacturing data. Weak US manufacturing data put downward pressure on the US dollar, which ...
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Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector hit a 14-month high in May but dairy purchasing costs increased, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The Purchasing Managers Index hit a 14-month high in ...
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The S&P/ASX200 has closed down 2 per cent at 5062.4, as slower Chinese manufacturing activity in May combined with signs that the US Federal Reserve could start rolling back its bond-buying program to send the local sharemarket to its ...
The sharemarket suffered its sharpest one-day fall for two months yesterday after the US Federal Reserve said it could reduce its economic stimulus measures and China's manufacturing showed signs of contraction. "In the next few meetings ...
A slower decrease was seen in German construction activity in April this year. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to 48.8 points in April, up from a 13-month low of 41.9 in March. Germany's construction ...
In the first quarter this year, China's Hebei Province produced a total of 52.697 million mt of crude steel, up 9.62 percent year on year, accounting for 27.5 percent of total output in China, according to data released by Metallurgical ...
Tags: Crude Steel Output, Mineral
China's PMI Decreased in April National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-05-02 16:35:49 Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP) In April, China's manufacturing purchasing ...