De-jargoned: Purchasing Managers Index

As has been the case throughout the past four years, output in the Indian private sector rose in April. However, the HSBC India Composite Output Index was down to 50.5, from 51.4 in March. "The latest reading indicated that activity increased ...

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Indian private sector output rose during March, extending the current expansionary sequence to 47 months. However, the HSBC India Composite Output Index fell from 54.8 in February to 51.4 indicating that activity increased slightly, and at the slowest pace in ...

The country's services sector witnessed "continued, albeit slower" pace of expansion in February amid a decline in new business orders.

The HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) , fell for the second straight month in April, dipping to 51.0 from 52.0 in March. The reading for April was the lowest since November 2011. While not regarded as a major policy guide the ...

India's services sector recorded its slowest growth in 18 months as the economic slowdown in the U.S. and Europe resulted in a slump in new orders, the latest HSBC Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data released on Monday stated. HSBC's Services PMI ...

By Lucy Craymer Snapshot: China's HSBC services PMI slumped to 51.1 in April from 54.3 in March, adding to pressure on the risk-sensitive currencies such as the Australia dollar. The Aussie slipped back under 1.0300 after Australia's adjusted retail ...

Highlighting the disconnect between India's GDP growth and the financial markets, Dave said that Indian stock markets are now more closely linked to the global equity markets. The reality is that when the European markets and the American markets do ...

The growth outlook for emerging markets weakened to a seven-month low in April as Chinese and other output data disappointed, with Brazil the only bright spot, according to a monthly HSBC survey on Wednesday. Weaker Chinese data and reduced output ...