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Big Data Lens on China's Economy (Mostly) Affirms Official Stats

Edit Bloomberg 20 Sep 2016
A growing universe of big data offers an increasingly complete alternative view on China's economy, and it's not massively different than the official statistics.  ... Here's how the gauges compare. ... The latest reading of 50.2 in early September is roughly consistent with the official PMI reading of 50.4 in August ... The results match manufacturing employment PMI showing moderate job losses ... LEARN MORE. ....

The pound crashed back below $1.30

Edit Business Insider 20 Sep 2016
The pound is at a more than one-month low against the dollar after falling during trading on Tuesday. Sterling is lower by almost 0.5% against the dollar to trade at $1.2966 at around 1.40 p.m. BST (8.40 a.m. ET) ... BST (6.40 a.m. ET) ... Investing.com ... In the last few weeks, IHS Markit's PMI surveys for all three crucial sectors of the economy — services, manufacturing, and construction — bounced back from disastrous figures in July ... ....

Why Northern Ireland must be well prepared for Brexit

Edit Belfast Telegraph 20 Sep 2016
Summer is over, the schools are back and the morning commute feels that little bit longer. As we get back in the old routines it's hard to believe that one of the most momentous moments in UK history took place just before the summer ... So why have these gloomy predictions failed to materialise? Well, in large part it's because nothing has changed. Yet ... The Ulster Bank PMI for example showed the largest rise in costs in over five years ... ....

Stocks rise amid Fed, BOJ meetings; oil slips

Edit Yahoo Daily News 20 Sep 2016
U.S. stocks traded higher on Tuesday on the heels of disappointing housing data, while investors awaited the latest monetary policy decisions from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. The Dow Jones industrial average momentarily rose more than 100 points shortly after the open before holding about 75 points higher, with Goldman Sachs (GS) contributing the most gains ... Housing starts in the U.S ... U.S ... On Monday, U.S ... Manufacturing PMI ... ....

PMI Prepares for Transition of Long-Term CEO/Executive Director

Edit Business Wire 19 Sep 2016
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#PMI--Transition plans are in the works as Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) CEO/Executive Director Barbara C. Higgens announced plans today to embark on the next chapter of her life ... ....

PMI's CEO/executive director to retire

Edit Daily Herald 19 Sep 2016
Plumbing Manufacturers International CEO/Executive Director Barbara C. Higgens announced she will retire, Higgens will remain in her post at least through the end of 2017 and will be actively involved in the transition process ... ....

Docket quiet until RBA Tuesday (Global Reach Partners Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Global Reach Partners Limited). The Pound declined sharply at the end of last week, partly due to former First Minister, Alex Salmond, predicting that the UK will see another Scottish referendum in 2018 ... Monday. A very light day of data, with limited releases. Tuesday. Early on Tuesday, the minutes from the Australian Reserve Bank meeting are published ... Wednesday ... Thursday ... Friday ... Eurozone PMI CAD Retail Sales USD Manufacturing PMI....

Renting Still Cheaper Than Owning In Major U.S. Markets, Despite Low Mortgage Rates

Edit The Street 19 Sep 2016
With interest rates hovering near historic lows, it might seem like the ideal time for renters to jump into the homeownership market and perhaps spend less money each month to own a home than they do to rent one ... Baird & Co ... Baird ... The monthly cost of homeownership assumed a 15% down payment on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, and included taxes, home insurance and PMI. ....

Jim Becka joins TransWare (Transware Enterprises Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Transware Enterprises Inc). TransWare Enterprises Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of James Becka as a Senior Consultant ... Jim is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional, Registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin, and a Lifetime Member, Association of the United States Navy ... Transware Enterprises Inc ... Original documenthttp.//www.transware.net/jim-becka-joins-transware/ ... (noodl. 35432054) ....

Flagstar Hires Don Klein to Lead Subservicing Business Development (Flagstar Bancorp Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Flagstar Bancorp Inc). TROY, Mich., Sept ... Klein joins Flagstar as senior vice president of business development and brings to Flagstar 25 years' experience in the mortgage industry. He started his career at PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., in Walnut Creek, Calif., where he held a variety of positions over 20 years, including regional vice president; director, customer experience; and senior director of national account servicing....

Smooth operator – PSI (Business New Zealand)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Business New Zealand). New Zealand's services sector experienced an increase in expansion across all main indicators, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) ... PSI Time Series Table ... 2016 ... The seasonally adjusted BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Composite Index or PCI (which combines the PMI and PSI) saw the two options for measuring the PCI both experience an increase in expansion from July to August....

Market analysis: US hawkish but Federal Reserve may hold back hike

Edit The National 19 Sep 2016
Financial markets remain volatile in the lead-up to the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday even as investors expect rates to remain unchanged ... Home sales have held on to their gains and while manufacturing PMI dipped below expansionary levels in August (49.4 actual versus 52.6 previous), second-quarter GDP was in line with expectations at 1.1 per cent ... Gaurav Kashyap is the head of futures at Axitrader in Dubai....

Dow adds 100 points as Street looks ahead to Fed, BOJ meetings; oil jumps

Edit Yahoo Daily News 19 Sep 2016
U.S. equities traded higher on Monday, with oil advancing about 1 percent, as investors geared up for two key central bank meetings. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 100 points, with 3M contributing the most gains. The S&P; 500 rose about 0.5 percent, with Real Estate kicking off its first day as a sector in the index. The Nasdaq gained 0.43 percent. The U.S ... U.S ... U.S ... On tap this week. ... Monday. Earnings ... 2 p.m ... Manufacturing PMI ... ....
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