Japan's sentiment improves in materials on the manufacturing side
Jun 24, 2015 03:51 am UTC| Commentary
For manufacturers as a whole, the DI rose for a second consecutive month, but is still down a cumulative three points over the past three months. Within manufacturing, the DI rose by two points in materials industries to...
China's overall macro policy mix is expected to stay accommodative in H2 2015.
Jun 24, 2015 03:43 am UTC| Commentary
More fiscal and monetary policy easing is expected in H2 2015 to support a near-term stabilisation.In particular, we expect fiscal policy to be more expansionary with increasing central and local government spending on...
Jun 24, 2015 03:39 am UTC| Commentary
The headline PMI improved to 50.0. New orders increased to 50.3, with new export orders improving, though remaining below 50.Meanwhile, the employment sub-index decreased at a faster rate in June, reflecting muted...
Euro area June Flash PMIs end Q2 on a strong note
Jun 24, 2015 03:28 am UTC| Commentary
Euro area "flash" composite PMIs came in stronger in June, edging up to 54.1, the highest print in four years, while manufacturing confidence grew up 0.2 point to 53.5..In both sectors, better output trends supported the...
Jun 24, 2015 03:13 am UTC| Commentary
The US Markit manufacturing fell to 53.4 in the flash June estimate. The output index 53.9 led the decline in June, reaching its lowest level since January 2014.Readings on new orders 54.5 and employment 55.0 paint a more...
EM credit momentum strategy turns ‘long’
Jun 23, 2015 23:03 pm UTC| Commentary
Standard Chartered notes:Our momentum strategy for the EMBIG Div. Index (versus its 18-day moving average) has turned to indicate a long signal after being in short territory since 28 May 2015.The rise in the total return...
Philippines central bank to keep the RRP and SDA rates unchanged
Jun 23, 2015 22:52 pm UTC| Commentary
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will announce its monetary policy decision on 25 June. It is expected to keep the reserve repo (RRP) and special deposit accounts (SDA) rates at 4.0% and 2.5%, respectively.There is a...
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