PMI

The Institute of Supply Management will be releasing the non-manufacturing PMI report later today. According to the median estimates, the non-manufacturing activity index could rise by just 0.1 points. In April, non-manufacturing… Read More

There is only one event on the economic calendar for China this week. However, it's of utmost importance and could influence quite a few currencies around the globe. In fact, it could impact not just currencies, but commodities and… Read More

The week ahead will see a mix of both politics and economics across the spectrum. The EU’s parliamentary elections are due later this week on Thursday and Friday. This follows the recent outcome of the Australian elections which were held… Read More

Canada’s Ivey PMI report will be coming out later today. Economists forecast that the index will ease to 51.5 in April. This follows a strong performance in March where the index rose to 54.3. This marked a rebound in activity as the… Read More

A principio de semana vimos la publicación del PMI manufacturero de Markit que decepcionó al mercado, pero en general los operadores ponen más atención al PMI Ivey. ¿Podrá haber una nueva decepción? ¿Qué significa para las divisas que el… Read More

Earlier in the week, we got the Markit manufacturing PMI which disappointed. But traders usually focus more on the Ivey version, which we're anticipating tomorrow afternoon. Can we expect further disappointment? What does it mean for… Read More

Muchos traders llegaron a sus escritorios a principios de semana con una placentera sorpresa con los datos chinos: no solo el PMI superó las expectativas, sino fue tanto que volvió a la expansión, terminado un con una serie de meses de… Read More

Many traders got to their desks at the start of the week with a pleasant surprise from Chinese data. Not only did the PMIs beat expectations, but they popped back up into expansion territory. This means they successfully ended a… Read More

The latest business surveys, measuring activity in the manufacturing and services sector for the eurozone painted a mixed picture. The overall outlook, however, was one that gave hope of a revival in growth for the region. Last… Read More

The Eurozone’s economy got off to a sluggish start in 2019. Latest forward-looking indicators showed as some of the Eurozone’s major economies have seen stagnating growth. Italy, Europe’s third-largest economy showed little signs of… Read More