China August factory activity shrinks at fastest pace in 3 years, services cool

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 08:44

A reading over 50 points signals an expansion in activity while one below that mark indicates an contraction on a monthly basis.

China July factory activity shrinks most in 2 years

Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2015, 08:36

The final, private Caixin/Markit China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) dropped to 47.8 in July, the lowest since November 2011, from 49.4 in June.

China July factory activity falls to 15-month low

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 09:17

China`s factory sector contracted by the most in 15 months in July as shrinking orders depressed output, a preliminary private survey showed on Friday, a worse-than-expected result that should reinforce bets the struggling Chinese economy will get more stimulus.

Asian shares slump as oil resumes drop

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 08:40

Sliding oil prices and a downbeat China factory survey weighed on Asian shares on Tuesday, while the rouble jumped against the dollar after Russia sharply increased its benchmark interest rate in a bid to halt a collapse in its currency.

China factory growth slows in November, weakens quarterly outlook

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 12:08

China`s top leadership unveiled the boldest set of economic and social reforms in nearly three decades following a four-day conclave that ended last week.

China factory activity up for first time in 4 months in August: Survey

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 08:56

The survey came a day after China's official manufacturing PMI showed factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than a year in August with a jump in new orders.

China factory activity falls for third month: HSBC PMI

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 09:40

China's factory activity shrank for a third successive month in January, a private-sector survey of purchasing managers showed on Wednesday, reinforcing views that Beijing's pro-growth policy stance will stay despite some signs of improving demand.

China factories see sluggish start in 2012

Last Updated: Friday, January 20, 2012, 11:08

China's factory activity likely fell for a third successive month in January, suggesting Beijing's pro-growth policies will remain in place despite early signs that the downward drift is slowing, a survey of purchasing managers showed on Friday.

China's factories falter, pro-growth policies eyed

Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2011, 13:50

China's factory activity shrank again December as demand at home and abroad slackened, a purchasing managers' survey showed on Friday, reinforcing the case for pro-growth policies to underpin the world's second-largest economy.