(NBS) China’s manufacturing PMI was posted at 50.1 in November, up from 49.2 in October and the first expansion in three months. The PMI was a better than expected contraction…
(IHS Markit) The global electronic sector improved in September with a PMI of 58.6, compared to 58.1 in August on strong global demand. Manufacturers recorded the sharpest rise in new…
(IHS Markit) The US Composite Output Index dropped to an eight-month low of 55.4 in August, from 59.9 recorded in July. The output was weighed down by supply shortages and…
(IHS Markit) The UK seasonally adjusted construction PMI Total Activity index was 58.7 in July, a sharp decline from a 24-year record high of 66.3 in June. The highest performing…
(IHS Markit) U.S. Composite PMI output index fell to a four-month low of 59.7 in July from 63.7 in June. The fall in composite output happened even as manufacturing PMI…
In FX trading, understanding macroeconomic indicators is critical as a country’s currency strength is often dictated by the health of the underlying economy. Strong economic data can sharply move the…
China gave an optimistic economic activity stabilization in May but faces a lot of challenges ahead, according to SCMP. A heavy level of risk has been created by high commodity…
Japan’s Composite PMI slipped to 48.1 in May, down from 51.0 in April, according to the IHS Markit press release. The PMI indicates a return to recession, one month after…
U.S. November Manufacturing PMI was 57.5%, down 1.8% from October’s 59.3%, and below expected 58.0, according to press release. Manufacturing strengthened for the sixth straight month, but at slower rates…
Eurozone Manufacturing PMI improved in October to reach 54.8, up from September’s 53.7 and higher than the flash reading of 54.4, according to HIS Markit press release. October PMI is…
U.S. PMI in October was 53.4, up slightly from September’s 53.2 in line with the flash estimate of 53.3, representing the sharpest rise since November 2019, according to HIS Markit…
U.K.'s September private sector output was a record low from August's 72-month high, according to Composite PMI press release. The slowdown reflected weak improvements in the manufacturing service sector activity.…