24 April 2019
IHS Markit looks at YTD and April 2019 highlights from the Municipal Bonds Market.
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24 April 2019 Sam Pierson
Q1 review of global securities finance revenues
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Distressed Loan Settlement: New Thinking and Technology for Inventory Management and Upstream Review
24 April 2019
Automating upstream review is the key to making distressed loan trades settle with the same efficiency as par.
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24 April 2019
Growing body of research that correlates ESG performance with financial performance
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22 April 2019 Chris Fenske
The below heat map shows IHS Markit's Relative CDS Score as of April 12, 2019, compared to the past year's daily closing levels, for the IHS...
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18 April 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With increasing attention being focused on the US Federal Reserve, the advance estimate of first quarter GDP will be one of the major data releases...
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18 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s manufacturing economy remained stuck in a downturn at the start of the second quarter as the global trade slowdown continued to take...
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18 April 2019 Julien Rey
The quarter end surge in SOFR was not as large as what we observed at year-end, but the rate did jump by 22bps between March 28 (2.43%) and March...
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18 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI surveys indicate that the US economy started the second quarter with its slowest expansion since mid-2016
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18 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy started the second quarter on a disappointing footing, with the flash PMI falling below consensus expectations to one of...
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17 April 2019 Patricia Tessier
Automating how we complete the 52 data fields in the LSTA Purchase and Sale Agreement for Distressed Trades can help shorten settlement in the...
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17 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data showed the UK job market remained encouragingly buoyant in February
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17 April 2019
Does the FRTB delay can help banks and vendors hone their technology and data strategies?
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16 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data showed US manufacturing falling in the first quarter
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15 April 2019 Eric Menzie
At a roundtable event hosted by IHS Markit on March 28, a group of corporate access professionals from both the buy-side and sell-side gathered...
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12 April 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With concern growing about a global economic slowdown, the coming week sees some important data releases to add guidance for the world's largest...
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12 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Official data brought more news of a growth slowdown in the Malaysian economy, with signs that a combination of a weaker external environment...
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12 April 2019 Gavan Nolan
On March 10, 2018, the German government announced draft legislation amending section 46f of the German Banking Act. The amendment requires that...
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11 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK economy grew by more than expected in February, but survey data suggest the rate of expansion is set to weaken in coming months
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09 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Global economy gains momentum for second month running in March but manufacturing malaise deepens
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08 April 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The release of trade data across several Asian economies, as well as the ECB monetary policy meeting, will be the main highlights of the coming...
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08 April 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 April 2019
On March 28, IHS Markit held a webinar to discuss "Crunch Time for Initial Margin: Challenges and Solutions for the Uncleared Margin Rules,"...
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05 April 2019 Annabel Fiddes
The latest Report on Jobs indicates that heightened uncertainty led UK companies to delay or cancel staff hiring in March
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05 April 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
Despite moderating in March, the downturn in labour market efficiency across the eurozone was stretched to 12 months
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04 April 2019
The French private capital market has become increasingly sought after by foreign investors
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04 April 2019
We review factor performance in March 2019.
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04 April 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth picked up again in March from a 2.5-year low seen at the start of the year, but remained among the weakest...
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03 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Business activity growth in Japan was subdued during March, recording the slowest expansion for 2.5 years amid a steepening manufacturing downturn....
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03 April 2019 Bernard Aw
Business conditions across the Chinese economy improved at the fastest rate for nine months during March, according to the latest Caixin PMI...
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03 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Disappointing PMI surveys indicates that the UK economy contracted in March
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02 April 2019
IHS Markit released its Q1 2019 Leveraged Loan Market Data Snapshot today – despite uncertainty towards the end of Q4 2018, the market has shown...
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02 April 2019 Sam Pierson
Global market pulse: $2.4bn in securities lending revenue
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02 April 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing more or less stagnated again in March
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01 April 2019
The following case study looks at fair value results from the August 2018 Istanbul Stock exchange closure, which spanned for four days from August...
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01 April 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturing reported a surge in production and stock-building in March as companies prepared for Brexit.
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29 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Focus on PMI survey releases, US NFP, Australia and India central bank meetings, and several Asian inflation updates.
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27 March 2019 Paul Jones
Five Key Takeaways from our London FRTB Summit
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25 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
Markets will be looking for signs of support having been rattled by weaker than anticipated PMI surveys last week. The surveys showed accelerating...
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25 March 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
The latest IHS Markit Business Outlook survey asked manufacturers and services providers across Europe about their preparations or plans to address...
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The US PMI surveys provide a valuable advance insight into economic trends, but also corporate earnings
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Disappointing flash PMI data for the eurozone signalled an increased risk of a further slowdown, pushing the euro currency down 0.5% against...
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22 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Japan’s manufacturing economy remained stuck in its deepest downturn since mid-2016 in March
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21 March 2019 Tom Marecki
Early Signals Indicating Freddie TBA Headwinds
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18 March 2019 Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A week in which the US Fed and the Bank of England meet to set monetary policy also sees the release of flash PMIs for the US, Eurozone, Japan...
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18 March 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A week in which the US Fed and the Bank of England meet to set monetary policy also sees the release of flash PMIs for the US, Eurozone, Japan...
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13 March 2019 Sam Pierson
Borrow cost for short sellers is rising as shares rally
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12 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth picked up in February from a near two-and-a-half year low at the start of the year, but remained among the...
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12 March 2019 Marjorie Chee
IHS Markit KYC Services has partnered with robotic process automation specialists encompass corporation to support the automated procurement...
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11 March 2019 Bernard Aw Chris Williamson
With the extent of the slowdown in the global economy under scrutiny, the worldwide release of the tri-annual IHS Markit Business Outlook surveys...
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11 March 2019
As we close the first quarter of a new year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the key trends we’ve witnessed in the data management market...
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08 March 2019 Francis Land
14 months on, what is the state of play in France on MiFID II's new rules on payments for research? We gauge the temperature from a recent meeting...
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07 March 2019 Mark Schaedel David Cook
The European Commission announced last week that the Parliament and Council had reached a political agreement to extend the transitional deadline...
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07 March 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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07 March 2019 Joseph Hayes
Fresh survey data corroborate the changing stance towards a more cautious approach to policy from Australia’s central bank
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07 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth picked up in February
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06 March 2019
We review factor performance in February 2019.
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05 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The US PMI surveys tell a tale of two economies in February.
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05 March 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI surveys indicate that the UK economy remained close to stagnation in February
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05 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Weak PMI data set an uncomfortable stage for the European Central Bank’s Governing Council meeting later in the week.
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04 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing more or less stagnated in February amid a faster decline of global trade flows.
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01 March 2019 David Owen Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The worldwide release of February service sector PMI surveys will provide more colour to global economic developments and inflation trends during...
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01 March 2019 Chris Williamson
IHS Markit PMI™ survey data signalled a downward lurch in key manufacturing indicators in February
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01 March 2019 Gavan Nolan
Shareholders have had the upper hand over bondholders in recent times but idiosyncratic risk works both ways
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01 March 2019 Chris Williamson
Growth of UK manufacturing activity edged lower despite being buoyed by factories and their customers building inventories.
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28 February 2019
We introduce the Research Signals Social Media factor suite for stocks trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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25 February 2019
As ESG becomes mainstream for investors, demand grows in private markets for ESG disclosure and reporting standards
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25 February 2019 Amritpal Virdee
Latest survey data provide a clear signal that manufacturing growth across Alberta and British Columbia has begun to falter.
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22 February 2019 Rajiv Biswas Bernard Aw
Worldwide release of February manufacturing PMI surveys gives early clues as to the extent of the slowdown in global manufacturing midway through...
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20 February 2019 Rashi Garg
US mutual funds are mandated to use fair value prices for any securities that do not have readily available prices for valuation. But the use...
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19 February 2019 Eliot Kerr
January data from the IHS Markit France PMI surveys pointed to the fastest contraction in private sector output since November 2014
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18 February 2019 David Owen
Heavy users of copper saw a solid decline in output in January, boding ill for future demand for the metal in coming months.
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15 February 2019 Rajiv Biswas Bernard Aw
Flash Feb PMI surveys will provide early clues of economic activity for Q1.
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15 February 2019 Tom Marecki
Single Security Initiative to Shake Up Agency MBS Products and Conventions
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14 February 2019 Chris Fenske
Bid/ask spread is an indicator of liquidity for assets, but arriving at an accurate level for a CLO can be challenging.
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13 February 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of UK economic growth slowed sharply at the end of 2018, according to official data.
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11 February 2019
We present recent enhancements in the construction of our REIT Model II.
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08 February 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 11 February 2019
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08 February 2019 Chris Williamson
The global economy started 2019 with the weakest expansion since September 2016.
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06 February 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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06 February 2019 Chris Williamson
The global economy started 2019 with the weakest monthly expansion of business activity since September 2016
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06 February 2019 Paul Jones
The alarm around non-modellable risk factors seems to have faded in the long-awaited final version of the FRTB Market Risk Framework published...
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05 February 2019
We review factor performance in January 2019.
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05 February 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI surveys indicate that the UK economy stalled at the start of the year
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04 February 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide PMI surveys indicated that manufacturing growth slowed closer to stagnation at the start of 2019.
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01 February 2019 Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 4 February 2019
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01 February 2019 Chris Williamson
January's PMI survey showed UK manufacturing on course to act as a drag on the economy in the first quarter
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31 January 2019 Chris Williamson
Japan manufacturing weakness casts shadow over 2019 growth outlook
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28 January 2019 Sam Barber
A review of key highlights from the ETF Rule proposal that looks to standardize regulation in the US ETF market
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25 January 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 28 January 2019
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25 January 2019 Chris Williamson
The release of disappointing flash Eurozone PMI data on the same day that the ECB's Governing Council acknowledged that downside risks now prevail...
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24 January 2019 Joseph Hayes
Flash Japan PMI™ highlights further woes for global trade cycle
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23 January 2019 David Owen
Analysis of survey anecdotal evidence suggest that global business uncertainty spiked higher at the end of 2018.
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23 January 2019 Sam Pierson
The most securities lending revenue since 2008!
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23 January 2019 Chris Williamson
In this report, we look at the relationship between the two US surveys and the official data
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22 January 2019 Amritpal Virdee
Brexit-exposed sectors in Ireland suffer as Brexit day approaches
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21 January 2019
The complexity of derivatives pricing has grown significantly in the past decade, with banks having to factor in a series of valuation adjustments...
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18 January 2019 Chris Fenske
The liquidity of CRT MBS ebbs and flows, but the lack of trades requires other factors to measure shifts in liquidity.
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18 January 2019
The new Basel market risk requirements set out in the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) are expected to transform risk calculations...
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18 January 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 21 January 2019
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17 January 2019 Patricia Tessier
The average settlement time for distressed loans in 2018 was 2 months, more than four times greater than that of par/near par loans. This is...
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17 January 2019 Chris Williamson
Next week sees the release of flash Eurozone PMI data on the same day that the ECB's Governing Council meets to decide on monetary policy
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16 January 2019 Eliot Kerr
December PMI data pointed to the first monthly contraction in French private sector output for two-and-a-half years
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15 January 2019
We review factor and style model performance in 2018.
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15 January 2019 Katerina Lipatova
With data breaches occurring more frequently, there is a notable concern for institutional investors and money managers.
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14 January 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 14 January 2019
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14 January 2019 Julien Rey
IBORs, new benchmarks series - Focus on SOFR
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14 January 2019 David Owen
Global metal-using industries are suffering their steepest downturn since early-2016, according to December survey data.
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11 January 2019 Gavan Nolan
2019 has started with a rally but it may be a rocky road ahead
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11 January 2019 Andrew Harker
Vietnam's economy seems in a perfect position to defy signs of slowing demand elsewhere and thrive in the global economy
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10 January 2019 Eric Menzie
Market downturn has sparked investor questions on investment research spend, regardless of MiFIDII. As investors demand greater transparency...
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10 January 2019 Chris Williamson
Demand for business machinery and equipment has slipped into decline to signal a reduced appetite for investment spending.
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09 January 2019 Gil Shefi
“Buy the rumours, sell the facts” is normally a good trading strategy. It plays nicely to the human bias that the Roman senator Tacitus described...
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09 January 2019 Chris Williamson
The global economy ended 2018 on a disappointing note
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08 January 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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07 January 2019
We review factor performance in December 2018.
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07 January 2019
The Q4 2018 IHS Markit leveraged loan snapshot report shows mixed results on year end trends.
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07 January 2019 Bernard Aw
The latest Nikkei PMI data showed the Japanese economy enjoying resilient growth at the end of 2018
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04 January 2019 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 7 January 2019
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04 January 2019 Pollyanna De Lima
The overall performance of eurozone private sector workers deteriorated to the greatest extent in 67 months at the end of 2018
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04 January 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK economy suffers one of its most disappointing expansions since early-2013.
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02 January 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing growth fell to its weakest for over two years at the end of 2018.
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02 January 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturing ended 2018 with business activity buoyed by companies ramping up their preparations for a disorderly Brexit.
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19 December 2018
On Thursday, December 13, 2018, the IRS issued new proposed regulations under FATCA and Chapter 3 as part of Treasury's regulatory burden reduction...
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18 December 2018 Sam Pierson
Short interest and momentum factors deliver alpha
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17 December 2018 Chris Williamson
The flash IHS Markit Eurozone Composite PMI fell to its lowest since November 2014 in December
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14 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI™ survey data from IHS Markit show the US economy losing further growth momentum in December
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14 December 2018 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 17 December 2018
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13 December 2018
With the first three waves of the initial margin requirements for non–cleared derivatives instruments complete, the focus has moved on to the...
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12 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Global business activity continued to expand at a relatively subdued pace in November
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12 December 2018 Pollyanna De Lima
PMI numbers for October and November suggest that further momentum has been gained in the final quarter of 2018.
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12 December 2018 Sian Jones
The wellbeing of the Czech goods producing sector has taken a turn for the worse in the latter stages of 2018
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11 December 2018
Firms need to optimise their internal processes and implement new regulation required processes if they are to reduce the operational risk of...
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10 December 2018 Chris Williamson
The underlying pace of economic growth slowed at the start of the fourth quarter, according to the latest official data.
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07 December 2018 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 10 December 2018
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07 December 2018 Joseph Hayes
According to the November PMI, Italian private sector output declined at the sharpest pace in five years
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07 December 2018 Pollyanna De Lima
November data pointed to a third successive month of efficiency loss across the eurozone.
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06 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Global business activity grew at a marginally improved pace for a second successive month in November.
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05 December 2018
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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05 December 2018
We review factor performance in November 2018.
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05 December 2018 Paul Smith, Ph.D.
Eurozone economy growing at underlying rate of 0.3% in Q4 2018
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05 December 2018 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys showed UK business activity growing at a sharply reduced rate in November
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05 December 2018 Bernard Aw
PMI surveys signal Chinese services lead business activity
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05 December 2018 Bernard Aw
The Japanese economy continued to enjoy steady growth midway through the closing quarter of 2018, suggesting the economy will rebound after a...
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03 December 2018 Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead APAC Economic Preview: Week of 3 December 2018
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03 December 2018 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing growth was unchanged from October's 23-month low in November
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03 December 2018 Chris Williamson
A rise in the UK Manufacturing PMI in November is welcome news, but the PMI continues to signal an increased risk of a downturn.
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30 November 2018 Chris Williamson
Survey data indicate that US manufacturers expect tariffs to have a widespread upward impact on prices over the next two years.
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30 November 2018 Chris Williamson
Manufacturers anticipate widespread tariff-based price impact
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29 November 2018 Sam Pierson
Peak borrow availability at minimum cost
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27 November 2018 Sam Pierson
ETF lending revenue to beat 2017 total, with December still ahead
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26 November 2018 Chris Williamson
Week Ahead Economic Preview: Week of 26 November 2018
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26 November 2018
IHS Markit, as an Associate Sponsor of RiskMinds International 2018, would like to invite you to meet our team of risk analytics experts during...
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23 November 2018 Chris Williamson
The November flash IHS Markit PMI surveys brought further evidence that the US economy is enjoying a strong fourth quarter
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23 November 2018 Chris Williamson
The latest flash PMI survey data revealed a cooling of Eurozone business growth to a four-year low.
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