Sunday, 7 February 2016

International Economic Week in Review: No Central Theme, Edition

   Once again, negative Chinese news started the week, with Markit reporting a 48.2 PMI.  Production dropped; orders and prices were weak.  The service sector expanded, with the PMI rising from 50.2 to 52.4.  The composite index was a barely positive 50.1.  Manufacturing is the biggest problem for a large number of markets.  As the following chart shows, it’s been contracting for 11 consecutive months:



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