Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 09:33
Asian markets were thrown a lifeline on Thursday when surprisingly strong data on China's huge manufacturing sector helped offset rising U.S. bond yields, lifting currencies and shares from deep early lows.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 08:58
A separate HSBC PMI survey showed China's factory activity shrank for a third straight month in July, matching a preliminary reading published last week.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 18:32
China's manufacturing engine lost further momentum in July and the job market weakened, a survey showed on Wednesday, complicating a transition to consumer-driven growth and boding ill for so many leveraged to the world's second-largest economy.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 09:11
Asian stock markets wobbled on Wednesday, while the dollar took back some ground after the latest reading on China's manufacturing activity showed activity slowed to an 11-month low in July as new orders faltered and the job market darkened.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 08:49
Gold slipped on Wednesday after hitting a fresh one-month high the session before as the dollar climbed off lows and investors took profits after four days of gains.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 08:46
A sub-index measuring employment slid to 47.3 in July, the weakest since March 2009. It stood at 47.6 in June and has been below 50 for four months in a row.
Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 19:28
June marked the ninth consecutive month that the PMI figure stayed above 50 percent, the line demarcating expansion from contraction, reported Xinhua.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 09:50
China's manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, according to preliminary data released Thursday from HSBC.
Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2013, 12:59
China's non-manufacturing sector shrank in April, according to figures issued.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 11:28
China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 50.6 percent in April from 50. 9 percent in March, raising concerns over continued slowdown of the world's second largest economy.
Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 16:04
Enterprises are demonstrating positive signs in their performance and the economy is stabilizing with upward momentum, reported Xinhua citing the statement.
Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 15:37
An official survey showed that China's manufacturing sector continued to expand in January but at a slower pace, which analysts said suggests a steady growth trend in China's economy.
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