Japan's factory activity shrinks for 8th straight month, PMI showsJapan's factory activity declined for the eighth month in February, but the downturn slowed, indicating potential recovery. The flash manuf...
21 Feb, 2025, 06.53 AM IST
Gold set for fourth week of gains amid Trump policy jittersGold prices saw a marginal increase, set for a fourth consecutive weekly gain, fueled by uncertainties around U.S. President Trump's trade ...
24 Jan, 2025, 07.24 AM IST
Japan factory activity sinks to lowest level in 10 months, PMI showsJapan's factory activity hit a 10-month low in January due to weak demand, but the services sector showed growth. The manufacturing PMI dro...
24 Jan, 2025, 06.47 AM IST
Gold holds steady amid Middle East turmoil, eyeing US economic dataGold prices remained steady as traders watched the Middle East conflict and awaited U.S. economic data. The recent interest rate cut by the...
03 Oct, 2024, 07.13 AM IST
Gold prices steady after Fed policymakers back rate cutsGold prices remained steady after reaching an all-time high, following comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials supporting future inter...
24 Sep, 2024, 07.09 AM IST
Japan's Aug factory activity declines slow, PMI showsJapanese factory activity saw a slower contraction in August, with the manufacturing PMI rising to 49.5, while the service sector expanded ...
22 Aug, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
Asian factory activity expands in May on robust global demandManufacturing activity in Asia showed growth in May according to private surveys released on Monday, fueled by increasing global demand. Th...
03 Jun, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
Asian factories still under pressure on mixed demand reboundWhile manufacturing purchasing managers’ indexes for South Korea and Taiwan showed signs of stabilisation in activity, the mood in Japan wa...
01 Dec, 2023, 09.39 AM IST
Japan's factory activity shrinks, service sector growth slows in Sept - PMIFactory activity in Japan fell to the lowest since June as new orders plunged rapidly in last seven months, as per the survey. The PMI rema...
22 Sep, 2023, 10.42 AM IST
Asia’s manufacturing slump worsens as China curbs demandFactories in North Asia experienced weaker new orders, output and export sales amid slowdown in demand in big trade markets such as China.
01 Sep, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
Japan's factory activity shrinks, squeezed by costs - PMIThe final au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) was at 49.6, unchanged from the previous month and slightly do...
01 Sep, 2023, 08.17 AM IST
Gold set for weekly gain, traders eye U.S. jobs dataGold prices were little changed on Friday as cautious investors positioned themselves for key U.S. jobs data. The safe-haven bullion was st...
06 Jan, 2023, 07.53 AM IST
Asia's factory activity shrinks as China lockdown impact widensManufacturing activity also contracted in export-reliant economies, including Japan and South Korea, and in emerging nations, such as Vietn...
01 Dec, 2022, 10.45 AM IST
Global factory output weakens on widespread slowdown, India an outlierThe Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Tuesday that its manufacturing PMI fell to 50.2 in October from 50.9 in September.
02 Nov, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
World factory activity weakens on global slowdown, cost pressuresManufacturing activity across the euro zone declined further last month as a growing cost of living crisis kept consumers wary while soarin...
04 Oct, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
Global factory growth stunted by war, China's COVID curbsManufacturing growth slowed last month in economies as diverse as France, Japan to Malaysia, business surveys showed on Wednesday, illustra...
02 Jun, 2022, 02.00 PM IST
Japan's May factory activity reels as pandemic hits output, orders, according to PMIThe headline figure was pulled down by sharp declines in output, new orders and the backlog of work, which all contracted at the fastest pa...
21 May, 2020, 09.03 AM IST