Japan – Jibun Bank / Markit preliminary PMIs for May: Manufacturing 52.5 (prior 53.6)
Flash PMIs May for Japan Comments from IHS Markit:
Read More »Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit PMIs (final) for April: Services 49.5 (prior 48.3) and Composite 51.0 (49.9)
Services still in contraction but an improvement from March Markit’s key points: more to come — Yen remains little changed on the data, circa 109.04
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USD/JPY takes offers around 108.45, down 0.12% intraday, during Thursday’s Asian session. In doing so, the quote drops for the second consecutive day
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Its a holiday across much of Asia, including for me! So, I won’t be around too much but will pop in from time to time. 2350 GMT will bring data…
Read More »Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for March 52.7 (prior 51.4)
Jibun Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for March 52.7 is the fastest expansion in manufacturers’ activity since October 2018.
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Japan’s Ministry of Finance confirms.
Read More »Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit Services 46.3 and Composite 48.2 PMI (final) for February
Preliminary and priors can be found here
Read More »Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for February 51.4
Japan Jibun Bank / Markit PMIs for February comes in at 51.4 – preliminary for Manufacturing was 50.6 – prior 49.8
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