Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI registered at 52.4, below expectations (53.4) in August

Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI registered at 52.4, below expectations (53.4) in August

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Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for June: 52.4 (prior 53.0)

Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for June From the report: USD/JPY continues to trade in a very small range. It has traded above 111.16 to its highest since…

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Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 51.5 to 52.4 in June

Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 51.5 to 52.4 in June

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Jibun Bank/Markit Manufacturing PMI (final) for May 53.0

The preliminary for Manufacturing PMI was 52.5 vs. the prior month’s 53.6 States of Emergency continue to weigh on Japan’s economy, but the declines are widespread. Elsewhere in Asia. Manufacturing…

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Japan – Jibun Bank / Markit preliminary PMIs for May: Manufacturing 52.5 (prior 53.6)

Flash PMIs May for Japan  Comments from IHS Markit:

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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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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 Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI meets expectations (52) in March

Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI meets expectations (52) in March

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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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Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit Services 46.1 and Composite 47.1 PMI (final) for January

Japan – Jibun Bank/Markit PMIs … both of these still in contraction.  Comment from the Markit report accompanying the results:

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