China's factory sector expanded slightly in January, confounding expectations for a contraction and supporting hopes the world's second-biggest economy will avoid a hard landing, a government ...

China PMI: A Landing, But Soft Or Hard? Douglas A. McIntyre. Published: December 30, 2011 5:55 am. Last Updated: December 30, 2011 8:30 am. The press had two reactions to the low China PMI figures.

Activity in Australia’s manufacturing sector remained in a downturn in July, but signs of stabilization are beginning to emerge, according to the latest PMI data from Judo Bank.

SYDNEY--Australia's purchasing manager index data for June showed that while economic activity is cooling it remains in expansionary territory, lending weight to the idea that a soft landing looks ...

The seasonally adjusted HCOB Flash Eurozone Composite PMI Output Index fell from 51.0 in August to 48.9 in September. Click to read.

Business activity accelerated in October, reversing a downward trend many economists had expected to continue. S&P Global's flash US composite PMI for October, which captures activity in both the ...

That report came after the July ISM Manufacturing PMI, released Thursday, retreated further, to 46.8, the fourth straight month of contraction. “We say ‘sell the 1st cut’ as “hard landing ...

U.S. private businesses saw a strong economic resurgence in October, as manufacturing and services sectors showed growth. The S&P Global PMI data exceeded expectations, indicating a positive ...

In Q3, the chance of a soft-landing went up from 40% to 42%. At the same time, the likelihood of a recession dropped from 30% to 28%, and the chance of stagflation went down from 28% to 27%.

Australian private sector business activity continued to contract in December as demand conditions remained soft, but the data still points to a soft landing for the commodity-rich economy next year.

The Judo Bank Flash Australia Composite PMI output index came in at 49.8 in October, up from 49.6 in September, the second consecutive month in which private sector output fell, but at a slower ...