Eurozone Manufacturing PMI

The Eurozone manufacturing PMI decelerated to 53.2 in September 2018, marking the lowest reading in the last two years. Exports rise only slightly, weighing on the growth of total orders and production. Global trade concerns push confidence down to near three-year low. The manufacturing activity...

Futures Higher Heading Into FOMC Decision, Second Quarter GDP U.S. equity futures rose slightly in early pre-market trade ahead of some key economic data from around the world. Also, the FOMC rate decision is due out today after the first look at second quarter GDP but there will be no press...

Weekly Preview: Earnings Season Continues, Fed In Focus, Economic Maelstrom Expected Next week, earnings season continues with hundreds of companies set to report earnings. Also, there is a flood of economic data due out in the next week from around the world. Further, the Federal Reserve, the...

A key measure of manufacturing output in the eurozone rose in June to the highest level in sixteen months amid the continent wide recession that has seen unemployment, specifically of the younger population, rise to record levels. Spain and Italy both showed notable strength in June the...

Futures Rise Despite Weak China Data U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade despite weak manufacturing data out of China. The official manufacturing PMI fell to a four-month low of 50.1 in June from 50.8 in May, in line with expectations. However, the HSBC manufacturing PMI, which...

Global Manufacturing PMIs showed an improved economy in May as compared to April. Reports from China to the U.K. over the weekend and early Monday pointed to a rebound in Chinese manufacturing, slower contraction in the eurozone, and growth in the U.K. Chinese Manufacturing On Saturday, June 1,...

In the upcoming week, market focus shifts back to the Fed as the FOMC minutes of the latest meeting are released. Also, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to speak as earnings season slows down, although there are still some key earnings set to be released. Key Earnings This week, the earnings...

Futures Higher On Central Banks U.S. equity futures rose slightly in early pre-market trade following the FOMC saying that it is prepared to increase or decrease asset purchases depending on the state of the economy. Today, the European Central Bank is set to release its interest rate decision and...

Futures Higher Ahead of Key Economic Data, Earnings U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade ahead of key earnings and economic data. The FOMC rate decision and policy statement is due out later today as well as the ISM Manufacturing Index and earnings from many key companies. Top News...

Futures Lower On Chinese Growth, Italian Political Fears U.S. equity futures slipped in early pre-market trade Monday as China's economy took a setback in March and Italy's political crisis flared over the weekend. China's manufacturing sector grew slower than expected in March, with the official...

Eurozone growth continued to slow in March raising fears of a prolonged, deepening recession and raising calls for the European Central Bank to act quickly to prop up the fledgling European economy. Markit Economics reported that both the service sectors and manufacturing sectors in France,...

Futures Flat on Global Manufacturing Data U.S. equity futures were flat in early pre-market trade following manufacturing PMI's from both China and the eurozone. China's HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.7 in March, reversing February's drop and easing fears of a renewed Chinese slowdown....

Futures Rise as Investors Look Past Cyprus U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade despite the turmoil in Cyprus as lawmakers failed to pass the bailout agreement in parliament. Blackrock (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink said that Cyprus was a non-event and said that he sees 20 percent upside...

Futures Lower on Weak European Manufacturing Data U.S. equity futures fell in pre-market trading following weak Eurozone Manufacturing PMIs. The Eurozone Manufacturing PMI for February fell to 47.8 from 47.9 in January, worse than forecasts of a reading of 48.5, with weakness in France and Germany...

Manufacturing PMIs around the world bounced higher in January as the outlook for the global economy continued to improve. Manufacturing data from China to England showed improvement in the global manufacturing sector in the month, a positive sign for the global economy. In China, the official...