26 September 2022 Shreeya Patel Chris Williamson
Flash PMIs last week provided a much-anticipated insight into the macroeconomic environment for the US, UK, Eurozone and Australia. The flash...
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Customer Logins26 September 2022 Shreeya Patel Chris Williamson
Flash PMIs last week provided a much-anticipated insight into the macroeconomic environment for the US, UK, Eurozone and Australia. The flash...
23 September 2022 Chris Williamson
The Eurozone economic downturn deepened in September, with business activity contracting for a third consecutive month, according to preliminary...
23 September 2022 Chris Williamson
UK economic woes deepened in September as business activity fell at an increased rate
16 September 2022 Shreeya Patel Chris Williamson
Three of the largest five economies will hold their central bank meetings this week, including the US, Japan and the UK
16 September 2022 Chris Williamson
PMI survey data produced around the world by S&P Global can provide valuable, unique guidance on corporate earnings trends, as illustrated by...
15 September 2022 Rajiv Biswas
The latest S&P Global Electronics PMI survey for August 2022 indicated that the electronics sector has started to contract for the first time...
12 September 2022 Shreeya Patel Chris Williamson
Official GDP, inflation and job market data releases remain in the diary, causing the economic spotlight to fall on the UK as the week commences...
09 September 2022 David Owen
New S&P Global PMI™ Comment Trackers provide unique insights into the key macroeconomic trends shaping the global economy. The trackers are derived...
08 September 2022 Lewis Cooper
August saw global economic activity contract for the first time since June 2020, as new order inflows declined, international trade volumes fell...
07 September 2022 Chris Williamson
SP Global and ISM service sector surveys compared
06 September 2022 Chris Williamson
Global economic output contracted in August for the first time since June 2020, according to the latest PMI survey data
05 September 2022 Chris Williamson
The S&P Global/CIPS UK Composite PMI fell below the crucial 50.0 no-change mark during August for the first time in 18 months
02 September 2022 Shreeya Patel Chris Williamson
Central bank meetings will dominate headlines this week with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of...
01 September 2022 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™), compiled by S&P Global, fell from 51.1 in July to 50.3 in August, its lowest...
01 September 2022 Chris Williamson
The seasonally adjusted S&P Global US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™) posted 51.5 in August, down from 52.2 in July to the lowest...
01 September 2022 Chris Williamson
The latest survey data show eurozone manufacturing business conditions worsening for a second successive month in August, driven by slumping...
26 August 2022 Shreeya Patel Chris Williamson
A wealth of economic data will be released in the coming week with S&P Global Worldwide Manufacturing PMIs set to dominate headlines and the...
19 August 2022 Shreeya Patel Maryam Baluch Chris Williamson
August flash PMIs will be in full focus this week and will offer updates on economic conditions at the crossroads of weakening global demand...
18 August 2022 Joseph Hayes
Ahead of the August PMI release, we highlight three major themes to keep tabs on through six charts: inflation, recession risk and labour market...
15 August 2022 Joseph Hayes
The supply-related constraints which have troubled global electronics producers since early last year were compounded as demand conditions in...
12 August 2022 Shreeya Patel Maryam Baluch Chris Williamson
Meeting minutes from the Fed and the RBA will be released in the coming week while Q2 GDP data for the Eurozone, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands...
10 August 2022 Lewis Cooper
The following is an extract from S&P Global Market Intelligence’s latest Monthly PMI Bulletin. For the full report, please click on the ‘Download...
05 August 2022 Shreeya Patel Maryam Baluch Chris Williamson
Q2 GDP updates will be due for the UK, Russia and Singapore in the coming week alongside a series of inflation data for the US, India, China...
03 August 2022 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth slowed to a crawl in July, according to the latest PMI survey data, led by the developed world falling into contraction...
02 August 2022 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™), compiled by S&P Global, fell from 52.2 in June to a two-year low of 51.1 in July....
02 August 2022 Chris Williamson
Inflationary pressures in the worldwide factory sector moderated to the lowest for a year-and-a-half in July, leading to global supply chain...
29 July 2022 Shreeya Patel Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
This week sees the release of worldwide manufacturing and services PMI data which will give an insight into global growth, inflation and labour...
28 July 2022 Rajiv Biswas
The latest S&P Global Electronics PMI survey shows that expansion in the electronics sector is continuing, albeit growth momentum has gradually...
26 July 2022 Shreeya Patel Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
A busy week sees the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting with markets predicting at least a 75-basis point hike
26 July 2022 Chris Williamson
Early PMI survey data showed economic output contracting in the US and Eurozone during July, with growth meanwhile slowing in both the UK and...
25 July 2022 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy looks set to contract in the third quarter as business activity slipped into decline in July and forward-looking indicators...
25 July 2022 Chris Williamson
UK economic growth slowed to a crawl in July, registering the slowest expansion since the lockdowns of early-2021
25 July 2022 Chris Williamson
The preliminary PMI survey results for July signal a significant loss of growth momentum in the Japanese economy at the start of the third quarter....
19 July 2022 Chris Williamson
uly's upcoming PMI survey data will be eagerly assessed for clues as to recession risks and the persistence of elevated inflation rates
15 July 2022 Rajiv Biswas
Singapore's economy has continued to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2022. The advance estimate of GDP for the second...
15 July 2022 Shreeya Patel Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
The first glimpses of worldwide economic growth and inflation trends at the start of the third quarter will be revealed with flash PMI surveys...
15 July 2022 Maryam Baluch Andrew Harker
Growth across the Kazakh economy remained strong midway through the year, representing a much-improved picture from that seen just after the...
14 July 2022 Lewis Cooper
The rate of global economic expansion accelerated to a four-month high in June, with the rebound mainly reflecting a revival in China, where...
08 July 2022 Rajiv Biswas
The Greater Bay Area has become one the three key mega-regions of China, with a total GDP that reached USD 2 trillion in 2021, equivalent to...
08 July 2022 Shreeya Patel Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
A busy week sees the release of a series of GDP data for the UK, China and Singapore, which will no doubt take centre stage
07 July 2022 Chris Williamson
Detailed sector PMI data compiled by S&P Global, derived from information provided by panels of over 30,000 companies in 45 countries, reveals...
06 July 2022 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI data compiled for JPMorgan by S&P Global showed companies' input costs rising at the slowest rate for four months, signalling...
06 July 2022 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated in June thanks primarily to rebounding business activity in mainland China after lockdowns related to the...
06 July 2022 Chris Williamson
June saw signs of an increasingly broad-based weakening of the US economy with demand now falling in both the manufacturing and service sectors....
05 July 2022 Chris Williamson
PMI survey data for mainland China signaled a strong rebound in economic activity across both manufacturing and services in June as pandemic-related...
05 July 2022 Chris Williamson
While the June PMI surveys indicate ongoing growth of business activity at the end of the second quarter, a sharp deterioration in the rate of...
04 July 2022 Shreeya Patel Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
This week, services PMI data for all major developed and emerging economies will be in focus, coming on the heels of last week's manufacturing...
01 July 2022 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™), compiled by S&P Global, nudged lower in June, down from 52.3 in May to 52.2, its...
01 July 2022 Chris Williamson
The S&P Global Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® fell from 54.6 in May to 52.1 in June, its lowest reading since August 2020 and a fifth consecutive...
01 July 2022 Rajiv Biswas
Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has played an increasingly important role in the world economy. The weight of APAC...
01 July 2022 Chris Williamson
China's manufacturing sector sprang back into life in June as the partial relaxation of COVID-19 containment measures helped drive the second-steepest...
30 June 2022 Rajiv Biswas
The Philippines economy has continued to show rapid expansion in early 2022, with first quarter GDP growth up 8.3% year-on-year (y/y)
30 June 2022 Stella Lim Pedro Choi
South Korea presents a whole different environment when it comes to dividends. In this report, we walk you through S.Korean dividend market that...
29 June 2022 Kate Aziz
The S&P Global Know Your Third Party (KY3P®) team recently sponsored the 7th Annual Vendor & Third Party Risk Europe Summit organized...
24 June 2022 Shreeya Patel Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
The start of the new month brings fresh global manufacturing data in the form of the PMIs after the flash PMIs painted a downbeat picture for...
23 June 2022 Chris Williamson
Early PMI survey data showed economic growth slowing sharply in the US, Eurozone and UK during July, with further weakness likely in coming months...
23 June 2022 Chris Williamson
The UK economy sustained a modest pace of expansion in June according to preliminary PMI survey data, and also saw steady strong employment growth...
23 June 2022 Chris Williamson
Eurozone economic growth deteriorated sharply to a 16-month low in June, according to preliminary PMI data, reflecting a stalling of demand growth...
23 June 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of economic growth accelerated in Japan at the end of the second quarter according to the latest business surveys, indicating a strengthening...
20 June 2022 Chris Williamson
The upcoming June flash PMI data for the US, UK, Eurozone and Japan will be eagerly assessed for clues as to the persistence of elevated inflation...
17 June 2022 Shreeya Patel Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Flash PMIs will be released towards the end of the week for the US, UK, Eurozone, Japan and Australia.
15 June 2022 Jingyi Pan
The S&P Global Sector PMI™ revealed that Automobiles & Auto Parts sector output contracted worldwide for a second successive month amid the sharpest...
13 June 2022 Lewis Cooper
The Global Machinery & Equipment sector recorded a back-to-back decline in output amid severe supply delays in May, according to the latest PMI...
13 June 2022 Sara Johnson Ryland Maltsbarger John Mothersole Jim Burkhard Chris Williamson
In this special report, we provide an update on the latest economic situation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, discussing the growth...
10 June 2022 Andrew Harker
The impact of the war in Ukraine on prices for key items such as food and fuel is feeding through to strengthening inflationary pressures for...
10 June 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Central bank meetings will be in focus in the coming week with the US Fed, the Bank of England and Bank of Japan all due to update their monetary...
08 June 2022 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI data compiled for JPMorgan by S&P Global revealed an unwelcome mix of sluggish global economic growth and soaring business costs...
07 June 2022 Chris Williamson Jingyi Pan
The global economy expanded for a 23rd straight month in May, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global), with the rate of...
07 June 2022 Chris Williamson
May saw a further acceleration in demand for services such as travel and tourism in particular following the recent relaxation of COVID-19 travel...
07 June 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth remained among the weakest seen so far during the pandemic recovery period in May, according to the latest...
03 June 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The week ahead finds central bank meetings unfolding in the eurozone, Australia, India and Thailand while a series of inflation data will be...
02 June 2022 Chris Williamson
Euro area manufacturers continue to struggle against the headwinds of supply shortages, elevated inflationary pressures and weakening demand...
02 June 2022 Chris Williamson
The subdued performance of the goods-producing sector was led by a slight decline in production for a second successive month, thanks principally...
27 May 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI releases for May will be eagerly awaited with the turn of the month in the coming week.
24 May 2022 Chris Williamson
Early PMI survey data showed economic growth rates coming under pressure in the major developed economies as a boost to businesses from the post-Omicron...
24 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The UK Flash PMI survey data signal a severe slowing in the rate of economic growth in May, with forward-looking indicators hinting that worse...
24 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy retained encouragingly resilient growth in May, as a beleaguered manufacturing sector was offset by a buoyant service sector....
24 May 2022 Jingyi Pan
Private sector output continued to expand across Japan and Australia according to May flash PMI data
20 May 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Flash PMI data for May will be released next Tuesday for a first look into economic conditions midway into Q2.
20 May 2022 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI data for the US, eurozone, UK, Japan and Australia will provide the first major clues as to the health of the world economy mid-way...
19 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The new export orders index from S&P Global’s PMI business surveys tracks foreign demand for both goods and services
17 May 2022 Jingyi Pan
The S&P Global PMI™ Commodity Price and Supply Indicators track the development of price pressures and supply shortages each...
13 May 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The week ahead finds a busy economic calendar alongside a series of Fed appearances which remain in focus given uncertainties over the pace of...
12 May 2022 Maryam Baluch Andrew Harker
Manufacturers in Kazakhstan continue to be impacted by the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine and imposition of sanctions on key trade partner...
09 May 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for a twenty-second straight month* in April, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global), though...
09 May 2022 Mark Fulthorpe John Mothersole Jim Burkhard Elisabeth WaelbroeckRocha, Ph.D. Chris Williamson Alex Kokcharov
Global growth slows and inflation pressures intensify amid rising economic headwinds
06 May 2022 Chris Williamson
Detail sector PMI data compiled by S&P Global revealed a broadening of the global economic slowdown in April with more sectors reporting falling...
06 May 2022 Chris Williamson
Global price pressures intensified in April, according to the latest PMI data compiled for JPMorgan by S&P Global
06 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth slowed in April to the lowest since the downturn of the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest PMI...
06 May 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Inflation data will be the key focus in the coming week with figures due from both the US and China for April.
03 May 2022 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™), compiled by S&P Global, fell from 52.9 in March to a 20-month low of 52.2 in April...
22 April 2022 Chris Williamson Jingyi Pan Rajiv Biswas
A string of Q1 GDP data will be released in the coming week across the US, eurozone, South Korea and Taiwan.
22 April 2022 Chris Williamson
Preliminary PMI survey data showed economic growth slowing in the US and UK as strong pandemic rebounds showed signs of fading. In contrast...
22 April 2022 Chris Williamson
The UK PMI survey data signal a marked cooling in the pace of UK economic growth during April
22 April 2022 Chris Williamson
Eurozone economic growth accelerated in April as a rebounding service sector, benefitting from loosened COVID-19 restrictions, helped compensate...
22 April 2022 Jingyi Pan
Private sector output rose across Japan and Australia in April as easing COVID-19 disruptions domestically supported growth of business activity....
14 April 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Flash PMIs released in the coming week across major developed economies offer a first look into the degree to which these countries have been...
08 April 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Central bank meetings will be in abundance in the coming week across the eurozone, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea and Singapore.
08 April 2022 David Owen
Growth in the Sub-Saharan region was quelled at the end of the first quarter of 2022, as a record increase in selling prices led customers to...
07 April 2022 Chris Williamson
Inflationary pressures intensified around the world in March according to the latest PMI data compiled for JPMorgan by S&P Global
07 April 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for a twenty-first straight month* in March, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global), but...
06 April 2022 Andrew Harker
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has hit business confidence across much of the world, representing a bigger jolt to worldwide business optimism...
06 April 2022 Chris Williamson
The PMI data showed output growth at its third-lowest for 18 months, with only August 2021 and January 2022 having recorded a weaker monthly...
04 April 2022 Chris Williamson
The JPMorgan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™), compiled by S&P Global, fell from 53.7 in February to a one-and-a-half year low...
01 April 2022 Chris Williamson
US manufacturing growth accelerated in March as robust demand and improving prospects countered the headwinds of soaring cost pressures and the...
01 April 2022 Andrew Harker
The COVID-19 pandemic retains the ability to throw the Vietnamese manufacturing sector off course in 2022 despite a lack of virus containment...
01 April 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide services PMI will be due in the coming week for a detailed look into the impact of recent developments from the Ukraine war and the...
25 March 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
In a busy week that sees an updated US non-farm payroll report, worldwide manufacturing PMIs will reveal insights into business conditions amid...
24 March 2022 Chris Williamson
Preliminary PMI survey data showed only a modest impact from the Ukraine war on current economic growth in the world's largest developed economies...
24 March 2022 Chris Williamson
The UK PMI surveys indicated a sustained robust pace of expansion in March as the further reopening of the economy from COVID-19 containment...
24 March 2022 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity growth slowed in March as the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine offset a boost to demand from the further...
24 March 2022 Jingyi Pan
Australia saw business activity improve at an increased rate in March, while activity in Japan showed signs of stabilising.
23 March 2022 Usamah Bhatti
S&P Global PMI Commodity Price & Supply Indicators highlighted that manufacturers continued to battle against rising prices and shortages for...
21 March 2022 Chris Williamson
The PMI output index is the survey’s principal gauge of economic growth and can provide valuable insights into GDP, service sector growth and...
18 March 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
March flash PMIs will be released in the coming week for a first look at economic conditions since the outbreak of the Ukraine war.
17 March 2022 Jingyi Pan
February PMI data pointed to the global economy recovering as the Omicron wave faded, though this was prior to various significant developments...
11 March 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The week ahead will see an abundance of central bank meetings across the US, UK, Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan.
10 March 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth revived in February having slumped to a one-and-a-half year low in January, bringing encouraging news of a...
08 March 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from S&P Global’s latest Monthly PMI Bulletin. For the full report, please click on the ‘Download Full Report’ link....
04 March 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The Ukraine crisis induced uncertainty remains in focus going into the fresh week, though the attention is expected to be shared with upcoming...
02 March 2022 Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing growth picked up in February after being subdued to a one-and-a-half year low in January due to the Omicron wave. However...
01 March 2022 Jingyi Pan
Despite a broad increase in COVID-19 infections in the ASEAN region, manufacturing conditions remained resilient in February with the ASEAN manufacturing...
01 March 2022 Chris Williamson
February saw a welcome stabilisation of manufacturing production in mainland China, suggesting the health restrictions imposed to control the...
25 February 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Markets will inevitably be dominated by the Ukraine crisis, though from an economic data perspective worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs...
22 February 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of economic growth across the four largest developed economies rebounded in February after having slowed sharply due to the Omicron...
21 February 2022 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity growth accelerated sharply in February as COVID-19 containment measures were relaxed
21 February 2022 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI surveys indicate a resurgent economy in February, with business activity leaping higher as COVID-19 containment measures were...
21 February 2022 Rajiv Biswas
The South Korean economy closed the 2021 year on a strong note, with GDP up 4.1% year-on-year (y/y) in the fourth quarter of 2021.
21 February 2022 Jingyi Pan
APAC economies Japan and Australia saw their paths diverge amid mixed COVID-19 Omicron developments.
21 February 2022 Chris Williamson
The headline au Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI remained in expansion territory at 52.9 in February according to the preliminary ‘flash’ reading...
17 February 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
S&P Global flash PMIs for February, released across major developed economies, will be in focus in the coming week. Central bank meetings in...
16 February 2022 Chris Williamson
Record high job vacancies and low unemployment have led to the tightest labour market in at least two decades
11 February 2022 Chris Fenske
All major APAC, European, and US equity indices closed lower. US government bonds closed sharply higher, while most benchmark European bonds...
11 February 2022
The week ahead finds the focus on the January US Fed FOMC minutes, while UK and China January inflation data will be key economic figures to...
11 February 2022 Jingyi Pan
PMI sub-indices have been shown to provide a considerable amount of value beyond the market-sensitive headline PMI figure
08 February 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for a nineteenth straight month in January, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global)
07 February 2022 Chris Williamson
S&P Global's unique global sector PMI data showed average prices charged by food producers to have risen at a rate unprecedented in over a decade...
07 February 2022 Chris Williamson
January saw the pace of global economic growth wane to a pandemic recovery low as the Omicron wave once again meant COVID-19 disrupted business...
07 February 2022 Chris Williamson
Detailed sector data from the PMI reveal how consumer-facing industries were the hardest hit, with tourism and recreation reporting by far the...
07 February 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth slumped to a one-and-a-half year low in January as the Omicron wave disrupted activity
04 February 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The key release of the week is likely to be US inflation for January, though GDP data are updated for both the UK and Taiwan and central bank...
02 February 2022 Chris Williamson
Both S&P Global and ISM survey gauges showed the US manufacturing economy being hit by the surge in COVID-19 cases linked to the Omicron variant...
01 February 2022 Chris Williamson
A slowing in the worldwide factory sector was signalled in January as the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI fell from 54.3 in December to 53.2...
31 January 2022
Tightened restrictions to fight the Omicron wave has led to a renewed decline in manufacturing production in mainland China, with demand also...
28 January 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs will be released in a busy week ahead filled with key economic data such as the US jobs report and...
27 January 2022 Chris Williamson
The US economy grew at an impressive pace in the closing quarter of 2021, but a renewed period of weakness is already being signalled at the...
25 January 2022 Chris Williamson
The pace of economic growth across the four largest developed economies slowed sharply in January to the lowest since June 2020 as the Omicron...
24 January 2022 Chris Williamson
Soaring virus cases have brought the US economy to a near standstill at the start of the year, with businesses disrupted by worsening supply...
24 January 2022 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity growth slowed for a second successive month in January as the spread of the Omicron variant took an increasing toll...
24 January 2022 Chris Williamson
A resilient rate of economic growth in the UK during January masks wide variations across different sectors
24 January 2022 Jingyi Pan
APAC economies Japan and Australia slipped into contraction at the start of 2022 as new waves of COVID-19 infections disrupted business activity....
21 January 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Flash PMIs for January will be released next week while central bank meetings in the US and Canada unfold
18 January 2022 Chris Williamson
January's PMI data will provide the first broad insight into the economic impact of the Omicron variant across the globe, commencing with the...
13 January 2022 Chris Williamson
UK recruitment agencies reported a further strong rise in the number of people placed in permanent jobs in December, the rate of hiring running...
13 January 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A busy week ahead is lined with central bank meetings in Japan and Malaysia while labour market and inflation data from the UK will be in focus...
10 January 2022 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for an eighteenth straight month in December, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global)
07 January 2022 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The week ahead packs a wealth of economic data to watch with inflation numbers out of the US and China expected to be the highlights
07 January 2022 Chris Williamson
The global economy slowed in December as rising COVID-19 case numbers dented the service sector expansion.
05 January 2022 Chris Williamson
An unchanged global manufacturing PMI reading in December masked improvements in various sub-indices
24 December 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan
The final week of 2021 is upon us with the holiday-shortened week seeing a light economic data calendar before 2022 kickstarts with a barrage...
17 December 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A holiday-shortened week finds US and Japan inflation data alongside US and UK updates to Q3 GDP
16 December 2021 Jingyi Pan
December’s preliminary PMI numbers provided a more solemn note to end the year, with growth momentum across the world’s largest developed economies...
16 December 2021 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI data show the UK economy being hit once again by COVID-19, with growth slowing sharply at the end of the year led by a steep drop...
16 December 2021 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy is being dealt yet another blow from COVID-19, with rising infection levels dampening growth in the service sector in particular...
14 December 2021 Joseph Hayes
Global economic growth has been slowing quite drastically in the second half of 2021 as the post-lockdown boom petered out and supply-issues...
13 December 2021 Andrew Harker
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”, so begins the Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities. In ‘A Tale of Two Currencies’...
13 December 2021 Chris Fenske
All major US, European, and APAC equity indices closed higher on the week. US government bonds closed sharply lower on the week, while benchmark...
10 December 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
December flash PMIs will be released in a week packed with central bank meetings across the US, UK, eurozone, Japan and more
09 December 2021 Pollyanna De Lima
Brazil dipped back into recession in the third quarter of 2021 as a severe drought hugely impacted farmers. PMI data for the fourth quarter so...
07 December 2021 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for a seventeenth straight month in November, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global)
07 December 2021 Jingyi Pan
US Sector PMI data showed that more sectors clocked growth in November compared to the prior month, although goods-producing industries appear...
03 December 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Inflation data from the US and China will take centre stage next week while central bank meetings will be in abundance across Canada, Australia...
01 December 2021 Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing output growth remained subdued in November as ongoing near-record supply shortages were accompanied by a slowing of demand...
01 December 2021 Chris Williamson
A strong headline PMI reading masked just how tough business conditions are for manufacturers at the moment
26 November 2021 Chris Williamson
The most common mistake we see in PMI charts is the incorrect use of the headline PMI for manufacturing. The headline PMI is a gauge based on...
26 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs will be released next week for a detailed look into November economic conditions
24 November 2021 Chris Williamson
November’s preliminary PMI numbers show the developed world’s economies continuing to grow at above trend rates, spurring further solid job creation....
23 November 2021 Chris Williamson
A combination of sustained buoyant UK business growth, further job market gains and record inflationary pressures gives a green light for interest...
23 November 2021 Chris Williamson
A stronger expansion of business activity in November defied economists’ expectations of a slowdown, but is unlikely to prevent the eurozone...
23 November 2021 Jingyi Pan
A further easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Australia enabled private sector growth to accelerate in November according to flash PMI™ data
18 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
S&P Global releases flash PMIs for November in a week packed with economic data releases
16 November 2021 David Owen
Projections for UK employment levels were upbeat again in October as firms look to ease labour shortages seen across vast areas of the economy...
15 November 2021 David Owen
October data from the Accenture/S&P Global UK Business Outlook survey – a tri-annual survey based on a panel of around 1,300 companies in the...
12 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas
In 2020, Vietnam was one of the most resilient economies in the Asia-Pacific region to the shockwaves from the global COVID-19 pandemic, with...
12 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Chris Williamson
The coming week will bring important insights into economic trends in the US and China at the start of the fourth quarter, most notably via industrial...
09 November 2021 Chris Williamson
US equity investor risk appetite improved for a second month running in November, rising to the highest since April
08 November 2021 Chris Williamson
A 13-year record rise in prices signalled by S&P Global's worldwide manufacturing and services PMI surveys in October points to a further acceleration...
05 November 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth gained momentum at the start of the fourth quarter as disruptions to businesses in many countries eased in line with a...
05 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas Lewis Cooper Chris Williamson
The coming week sees some important updates on inflation from the US and China, as well as some fresh UK GDP data to help steer policy at an...
04 November 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The ASEAN region has shown a strong rebound in manufacturing output during October, according to the latest S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI...
02 November 2021 Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing output growth slowed in October to the weakest so far in the recovery from the initial pandemic lockdowns, constrained...
29 October 2021 Chris Fenske
Most major US equity indices closed higher, while Europe and APAC markets were mixed. US government bonds closed higher, while benchmark European...
29 October 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs will be released in the coming week for a detailed look into economic conditions into the start of...
25 October 2021 Chris Williamson
October’s preliminary PMI numbers showed growth picking up in the US and UK and reviving in Japan and Australia thanks to stronger service sector...
22 October 2021 Jingyi Pan
October flash PMIs signalled that APAC economies, including Australia and Japan, returned to a state of expansion
22 October 2021 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity growth slowed sharply to a six-month low in October amid increasing supply bottlenecks and ongoing COVID-19 concerns...
22 October 2021 Chris Williamson
A rise in the headline flash UK manufacturing PMI masked a deterioration in the rate of growth of output in October
22 October 2021 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI data show the UK economy picking up speed again in October, however the expansion is looking increasingly dependent on the service...
22 October 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A flurry of central bank meetings take place across the globe in the coming week, encompassing Canada, the eurozone and Japan, and we get glimpses...
19 October 2021 Joseph Hayes
New research by S&P Global aims to demonstrate how timely PMI survey data can enhance short-term equilibrium exchange rate estimation by quantifying...
18 October 2021 Paul Smith, Ph.D.
Following on from our previous work related to PMI and its application in financial markets settings, this paper provides another fruitful avenue...
14 October 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Flash PMIs will offer early insights into economic conditions into the start of Q4 next week
12 October 2021 David Owen
Sub-Saharan Africa saw economic activity stall during the third quarter of 2021, as a wave of the COVID-19 Delta variant led to heightened lockdown...
12 October 2021 Chris Williamson
US equity investors’ risk appetite has picked up in October from the one-year survey low seen in September, but remains subdued compared to earlier...
08 October 2021 Jingyi Pan
Asia Sector PMI data showed an economic improvement in the region with eight of the 18 sectors reporting output growth in September
08 October 2021 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for a fifteenth straight month in September, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global)
08 October 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The week ahead brings a busy economic calendar with inflation data due from the US and China plus GDP and labour market updates from the UK
07 October 2021 Chris Williamson
Ten key charts on the global auto manufacturing sector
05 October 2021 Jingyi Pan
The latest S&P Global US Sector PMI™ indicated a slowdown in growth across four of the seven sectors tracked, led by the technology sector
04 October 2021 Chris Williamson
Manufacturing input costs rose at an accelerated rate in September, increasing at one of the sharpest rates seen over the past decade as supply...
01 October 2021 Chris Williamson
The pace of manufacturing output growth steadied in September after hitting the lowest for over a year in August, though was kept subdued by...
01 October 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide services PMIs will be in focus next week following the manufacturing PMI updates
01 October 2021 Jingyi Pan
Vietnam GDP contracted sharply in Q3, reflecting the COVID-19 hit to the economy, in line with early signals from the S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing...
28 September 2021
Learn in-depth tips and background insights about Purchasing Managers Index from the experts who compile and analyse the survey data at S&P Global...
28 September 2021
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24 September 2021 Chris Williamson
The rate of growth of the world's four largest developed economies deteriorated for a fourth month running in September, according to the flash...
24 September 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
September manufacturing PMIs will be released with the turn of the month next week while inflation updates are awaited from the US and eurozone...
23 September 2021 Chris Williamson
A fourth successive monthly slowing of business activity has taken the pace of expansion to its lowest since January’s lockdown, according to...
23 September 2021 Chris Williamson
September’s flash eurozone PMI highlighted an unwelcome combination of sharply slower economic growth and steeply rising prices
21 September 2021 Chris Williamson
The aggregation of different components into one headline ‘PMI’ indicator, designed as an overall barometer of business conditions, means a considerable...
20 September 2021 Usamah Bhatti
The Japanese private sector reported a sharp deterioration in business conditions during August, with rising COVID-19 cases across the country...
16 September 2021 Rajiv Biswas
Thailand had considerable success in containing its domestic COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 and the first quarter of 2021
16 September 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
An action-packed week ahead promises an abundance of central bank meetings, including the US Fed FOMC, BOE and BOJ policy meetings
15 September 2021 Chris Williamson
A new survey from S&P Global reveals that US equity investors' risk appetite has deteriorated to the worst level recorded over the past year...
13 September 2021 Chris Williamson
The underlying trend in the pace of UK economic growth likely slowed for a third successive month in August
10 September 2021 Chris Williamson
Recent PMI data have sent diverging signals on the path of central bank policy tapering
10 September 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The new COVID-19 waves in East Asian electronics manufacturing hubs have further increased supply chain disruptions at electronics plants
10 September 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A busy week of economic releases is lined up ahead with US and UK August inflation numbers to watch
08 September 2021 Jingyi Pan
Asia Sector PMI showed only five of 18 sectors reported output growth in August, the lowest number since June 2020
08 September 2021 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded for a fourteenth straight month in August, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global)
07 September 2021
We review factor performance in August 2021.
07 September 2021 Chris Williamson
With August seeing a rise in COVID-19 case numbers globally due to the spread of the Delta variant, it was no surprise to see healthcare leading...
07 September 2021 Chris Williamson
The UK construction PMI showed the contruction activity is being hit by shortages of raw materials and labour, and reaches its lowest output...
06 September 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth slowed to the lowest since January in August as the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant disrupted activity around the...
03 September 2021 Jingyi Pan
Emerging markets slipped into contraction in August for the first time in fourteen months, reflecting the pressure stemming from the latest COVID-19...
03 September 2021 Rajiv Biswas
Many Southeast Asian economies have continued to be hammered by escalating new COVID-19 Delta waves during August
03 September 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Central bank meetings in the eurozone, Australia and Malaysia pack the week ahead, with the focus firmly on whether the European Central Bank...
02 September 2021 Chris Williamson
A mild decline in the headline global PMI masks a more worrying downturn in manufacturing production revealed by the survey’s sub-indices. These...
27 August 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs offer the first comprehensive look at economic conditions around the globe in August next week
25 August 2021 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s PMI business surveys provide leading signals of economic change ahead of comparable official data. In this example we look at how...
23 August 2021 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI surveys showed the eurozone enjoying the strongest expansion of the major developed economies in August
23 August 2021 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity continued to grow at one of the strongest rates seen over the past two decades in August
23 August 2021 Jatan Pathak
As the world of asset servicing becomes more global and diverse, the complexity of corporate actions is increasing with it. The ever-elusive...
20 August 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
August flash PMIs will offer updates on economic conditions at the crossroads of improving COVID-19 vaccination rates and the spread of the Delta...
18 August 2021 David Owen
The spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, and subsequent state capital lockdowns, fuelled a sharp decline in economic activity across Australia...
18 August 2021 Chris Williamson
A retrospective of 2008 underscores the value of the PMI survey in providing policymakers with an early picture of economic conditions
18 August 2021 Chris Williamson
The 2017 period serves as a reminder to treat early GDP estimates with caution, with the PMI historically providing a valuable advance guide...
12 August 2021 Chris Williamson
The backlogs of work index from S&P Global’s PMI business surveys captures the volume of orders that a company has received but has yet to either...
12 August 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The Philippines economy rebounded strongly in the second quarter of 2021, after five consecutive quarters of economic contraction during 2020...
12 August 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Meeting minutes from the Fed and RBA will be released in the coming week while a series of economic data will be closely watch, including eurozone...
10 August 2021 Sian Jones
The Czech manufacturing sector has seen a marked expansion in output in recent months, as demand continued to recover from a tumultuous year
10 August 2021 Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) data are compiled by S&P Global for more than 40 economies worldwide. The monthly data are derived from surveys...
06 August 2021 Chris Williamson
S&P Global’s PMI business surveys showed the global economic recovery continuing into July, but the rate of expansion lost momentum
06 August 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Inflation data take centre stage amid further signs of rising prices
05 August 2021 Jingyi Pan
The S&P Global Global Sector PMI™ signalled sustained strong recovery for the global economy, led by the consumer services sector
05 August 2021 Sam Pierson
Securities Finance July 2021
04 August 2021
We review factor performance in July 2021.
02 August 2021 Chris Williamson
July saw another unprecedented lengthening of manufacturers’ supply chains, linked in many cases to production of key components being hit by...
02 August 2021 Rajiv Biswas
A key risk to the near-term economic outlook of South Korea is the sharp upturn in daily new COVID-19 cases during July, with the highly transmissible...
02 August 2021 Chris Williamson
The Eurozone manufacturing PMI survey brought further signs that manufacturers and their suppliers are struggling to raise capacity fast enough...
02 August 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
A fully-packed week for economy watchers kicks off with worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs and rounds off with the US jobs report
26 July 2021 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI surveys showed mixed trends in July, with COVID-19 once again playing a key role in divergences
26 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas
Rebounding consumer spending and industrial production in key economies, notably the US, China, EU and UK, is helping to drive demand for a wide...
26 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Friday's flash PMI data brought some relief on the price front, with the US survey price gauges down for a second straight month to hint that...
26 July 2021 Jingyi Pan
The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Global, indicated Japan's private sector shrank for a third straight month in July...
23 July 2021 Chris Williamson
July saw the UK economy's recent growth spurt hit by a rising wave of virus infections, which subdued customer demand, disrupted supply chains...
23 July 2021 Chris Williamson
July’s flash PMI data for UK manufacturing revealed that production growth was stymied by the rising wave of COVID-19 infections
23 July 2021 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity grew at the fastest rate for 21 years in July as the economy continued to re-open from COVID-19 restrictions. The...
23 July 2021 Jingyi Pan
Renewed movement restrictions, brought about by the spread of the Delta variant, weighed heavily on the Australian economy in July
21 July 2021 Chris Williamson
The suppliers’ delivery times index from S&P Global’s PMI business surveys captures the extent of supply chain delays in an economy, which in...
20 July 2021 Chris Williamson
Taiwanese export data show the growth rate cooling in the second quarter, corroborating recent PMI survey findings of slower export gains
19 July 2021 Chris Fenske Ana Moreno
All major US and European equity indices and most APAC markets closed lower on concerns of slower growth and renewed restrictions due to the...
15 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
The first glimpses of worldwide economic growth and inflation trends at the start of the third quarter will be revealed by flash PMI surveys...
15 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas
Despite the strong rebound in global economic growth in H1 2021 led by the US and Western Europe, many APAC economies are being hit by new COVID-19...
14 July 2021 David Owen
The Accenture/S&P Global UK Business Outlook showed that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK companies has lessened considerably in recent...
12 July 2021 David Owen
UK business optimism continued to strengthen midway through the year, as expectations of a strong recovery enabled firms to plan a record increase...
12 July 2021 Jingyi Pan
June global PMI brought greater warnings of the Delta wave’s effect on diverging economic performance
09 July 2021 Shreeya Patel
Latest PMI™ data revealed another sharp deterioration in the health of Myanmar’s manufacturing sector at the end of the second quarter, as firms...
09 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas
China-Australia trade tensions have escalated significantly in 2020-21, with Australian exports of goods having been impacted by an increasing...
09 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Central bank meetings will be held in Canada, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea in the coming week, which come alongside important inflation...
07 July 2021 Chris Williamson
The global economy expanded at a solid rate again in June, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by S&P Global)
07 July 2021 Chris Williamson
S&P Global's PMI surveys indicate that demand is switching from goods to services, but regional divergences in consumer spending remained marked...
06 July 2021 Chris Williamson
S&P Global's PMI business surveys showed the global economic recovery losing slight momentum in June though regional differences remained marked...
02 July 2021 Chris Williamson
Although global manufacturing output growth ran at one of the fastest rates seen for over a decade in June, capacity constraints continued to...
02 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Worldwide services and composite PMIs will be in focus following the release of global manufacturing PMIs, which highlighted the continued divergence...
02 July 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The latest S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI for June 2021 showed a sharp drop, reflecting the impact of the rising Covid wave.
01 July 2021 Chris Williamson
UK suppliers of components and smaller firms hit especially hard since end of Brexit transition period
01 July 2021 Chris Williamson
Eurozone manufacturing continued to grow at a rate unbeaten in almost 24 years of survey history in June as demand surged with the further relaxation...
25 June 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Recent PMI data have highlighted the 'vaccine dividend' driving strong growth in the US and Europe while many other countries continue to struggle...
23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
The US continued to lead the global economic rebound in June, according to flash PMI data from S&P Global, but also showed signs of growth peaking...
23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
Record levels of the UK flash PMI survey's price gauges and the further development of capacity constraints hint strongly that consumer price...
23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
UK businesses reported a record increase in employment during June as the economy continued to reopen from COVID-19 restrictions, according to...
23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
Eurozone business activity grew at the fastest rate for 15 years in June as the economy re-opened further from virus-fighting restrictions and...
23 June 2021 Chris Williamson
The UK’s record economic growth spurt continued in June, according to the latest flash PMI data from S&P Global and CIPS
23 June 2021 Chris Fenske
All major European equity indices closed higher, while US and APAC markets closed mixed. US government bonds closed lower and most benchmark...
23 June 2021 Jingyi Pan
June flash PMI showed Japan’s private sector contracted for a second straight month as COVID-19 restrictions and supply woes constrained output...
21 June 2021 Chris Williamson
Global economic growth accelerated to the fastest for 15 years in May as economies continued to open up from COVID-19 related restrictions
17 June 2021 Chris Williamson
S&P Global's PMI business surveys showed the economic recovery gaining momentum in May as output growth accelerated to the fastest for 15 years...
17 June 2021 Rajiv Biswas
The strong rebound in global economic growth in the first half of 2021 has driven a significant upturn in Asia Pacific merchandise exports which...
17 June 2021 Rajiv Biswas Jingyi Pan Chris Williamson
Flash PMIs will be released in the coming week for the US, UK, eurozone, Japan and Australia