Chris Williamson

While the slowdown was slightly sharper than expected, growth remained robust and firms were able to increase their prices, purchasing managers said, offering some comfort to policymakers at the European Central Bank.

UK economy holding up against Brexit jitters, for now: Survey

The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased to 54.3 in August from 53.5 in July, beating all forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists and rising further above the 50-mark that indicates growth.

Euro zone growth remains lethargic as factories shut for summer: PMI

But survey compiler IHS Markit cautioned the August data were based on a much smaller sample size.

Euro zone biz growth fastest in more than five years in Dec: PMI

The expansion, which came alongside companies raising prices at the steepest rate since mid-2011, will be welcomed by policymakers at the European Central Bank, who for years have struggled to lift growth and inflation.

May euro zone biz growth unexpectedly slowed to 16-month low:PMI

Markit's flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index, one of the first growth indicators in a month, edged down to 52.9 from April's 53.0, essentially stable but still the lowest since the start of 2015. A Reuters poll had predicted a tick up to 53.2.

Euro zone factory growth at one-year low in February: PMI

Although the overall expansion was slightly better than previously thought, Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) will make gloomy reading for the European Central Bank, coming little more than a week before its next policy setting meeting.

India's mfg, services growth outpaced China in Feb: HSBC

Emerging markets' output growth rose to a 5-month high in February, and manufacturing as well as services sector in India expanded at a faster pace than China during the month, an HSBC survey said on Friday

Global business confidence plunges to post-crisis low

The tri-annual survey, published on Monday, looked at expectations for the year ahead across 6,100 manufacturing and services companies worldwide.

India's mfg, services growth lags behind China in Sep: HSBC

The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly indicator derived from Purchasing Managers' Index surveys, stood at 52.5 in September, higher from 52.4 in August. Moreover, on a quarterly basis the EMI averaged 52.2 in Q3, the best since the first quarter of 2013.

Mfg to stabilise as EU, Japan weakness offset boom: Markit

Chris Williamson, chief economist, Markit Economics explains to CNBC-TV18 that though manufacturing in the US and other economies has begun to show improvement, the positive effect is being nullified by the weakness in the eurozone and Japan.