The World's Biggest Economies Seem To Be Turning The Corner
HEADS UP: The world's biggest economies will release their October manufacturing PMI reports over the next two days, and this is our scorecard.
Day one includes reports from the major Asian and American economies, as well as Greece.
Overall, PMI figures improved in October, including China.
One notable loser was Japan. However, this could be due to an ongoing row with China.
Earlier, we learned that China's official manufacturing PMI climbed to 50.2 in October, which was right in line with expectations.
The unofficial HSBC China PMI jumped to an 8-month high of 49.5, which was better than the 49.1 Flash number.
At the beginning of each month, Markit, HSBC, RBC, JP Morgan and several other major data gathering institutions publish the latest local readings of the manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) for countries around the world.
PMI is one of the best leading indicators of the economy.
Each reading is based on surveys of hundreds of companies. Read more about it at Markit.
These are not the most closely followed data points. However, the power of the insights is unparalleled. Jim O'Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, believes the PMI numbers are among the most reliable economic indicators in the world. BlackRock's Russ Koesterich thinks it's one of the most underrated indicators.
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SCORECARD (All Times EST)
Japan: Markit/JMMA Manufacturing — 46.9 , down from 48.0 in September
South Korea: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 47.4 , up from 45.7 in September
China : NBS Official PMI — 50.2 , up from 49.8 in September
Netherlands: NEVI Manufacturing PMI — 48.9 , down from 50.7 in September
Australia: AiG Manufacturing PMI — 45.2 , up from 44.1 in September
China: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 49.5 , up from 47.9 in September
Taiwan: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 47.8 , up from 45.6 in September
Vietnam: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 48.7 , down from 49.2 in September
Indonesia: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 51.9 , up from 50.5 in September
India: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 52.9 , up from 52.8 in September
Russia: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 52.9 , up from 52.4 in September
Ireland: NCB Manufacturing PMI — 52.1 , up from 51.8 in September
Turkey: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 52.5 , up from 52.2 in September
Greece: Markit Manufacturing PMI — 41.0 , down from 42.2 in September
UK: Markit / CIPS Manufacturing PMI — 47.5 , down from 48.4 in September
Brazil: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 50.2 , up from 49.8 in September
US: Markit Manufacturing PMI — 51.0 , down from 51.1 in September
Canada: RBC Manufacturing PMI — 51.4 , down from 52.4 in September
Mexico: HSBC Manufacturing PMI — 55.5 , up from 54.4 in September
4:15 AM Spain: Markit Manufacturing PMI — in September 44.5
4:45 AM Italy: Markit/ADACI Manufacturing PMI — in September 45.7
4:50 AM France: Markit Manufacturing PMI — in September 42.7
4:55 AM Germany: Markit/BME Manufacturing PMI — in September 47.4
5:00 AM Eurozone Manufacturing PMI — in September 46.1
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