27 March 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
Final PMI data will be keenly anticipated for the extent of the broader economic impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak around...
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27 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Equity markets were lower across most of the Europe and the US today, as negative economic reports out of China and the rapid growth of new COVID-19...
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26 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Most global equity indices, government bonds, credit indices, and US municipal bond markets closed higher today. Some of the day’s positive momentum...
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26 March 2020
The market's input on General Meetings, New Technology, Dividends and Communication Needs
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26 March 2020
We review factor and model performance during prior epidemics.
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25 March 2020 Chris Fenske
The US dollar was weaker on the day, as some of the recent flight to safety has subsided with the $2 trillion US stimulus package coming closer...
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25 March 2020
Part 2 of IHS Markit's Perception Analytics teams analysis of Investor and Issuer Engagement in Uncertain Times
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Engaging Shareholders and Targeting New Investors Amidst COVID-19 Travel Disruption – Best Practices
25 March 2020
IHS Markit’s clients are coming off their Q4 and Full-Year results with a packed schedule of industry conferences, roadshows and investor meetings....
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24 March 2020
Thailand joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in 2017 as a commitment to align its reporting...
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24 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Global markets started off on a very positive note beginning in APAC, with equity markets higher across every region alongside credit, oil, precious...
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24 March 2020
IHS Markit’s Perception Analytics team engages in in-depth discussions with investors and analysts daily. Given recent market volatility and...
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24 March 2020 Sam Pierson Nicholas Godec, CFA
USD investment grade corporate bonds rallied on Monday following the Fed’s announcement of their emergency action to support financial markets...
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24 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Business activity across the eurozone collapsed in March to an extent far exceeding that seen even at the height of the global financial crisis....
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24 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The flash PMI surveys showed the extent of economic damage caused by the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus on Japan’s private sector economy....
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24 March 2020 Chris Williamson
US companies reported the steepest downturn since 2009 in March as measures to limit the COVID-19 outbreak hit businesses across the country....
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24 March 2020
IHS Markit predict global dividend lockdown
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24 March 2020
With rising concerns around the spread of corona-virus globally, many public companies have already postponed their annual meetings over the...
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24 March 2020 Chris Williamson
The flash PMI surveys for March highlight how the COVID-19 outbreak has already dealt the UK economy its hardest blow since data were first available...
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24 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The downturn in Australia’s private sector economy deepened markedly in March, according to the
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23 March 2020 Chris Fenske
This week started with the Federal Reserve announcing extensive new measures to support the US economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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23 March 2020 Francis Land
The AMF Task Force has reported into effects of MiFID II on the research industry and identified major concerns, especially on coverage of small...
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23 March 2020
Dividend Revisions under the current oil situation
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23 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
We review daily factor and model performance during the recent market volatility.
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20 March 2020 Chris Fenske
A relatively calm start to the day, as volatility had been relatively subdued until midday New York time. However, that changed during the second...
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20 March 2020 Nicholas Godec, CFA
The iBoxx MSCI ESG Liquid Investment Grade Ultrashort Indices provide investors with a tradable measure of ultrashort duration corporate bonds...
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20 March 2020 Sian Jones
The escalation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak across Europe in February and March, and the temporary closure of factories...
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20 March 2020 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With the global economy facing recession and markets showing increased signs of stress, flash PMI surveys will be eagerly watched for the extent...
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19 March 2020 Chris Fenske
Daily Market Update for March 19, 2020
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18 March 2020 Chris Fenske
There is a concerted sell-off across both global equity and government bond markets today, with the bond sell-off being particularly fast and...
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17 March 2020 Sam Pierson
The deepening sell-off in US equities has presented opportunities for long-short managers, with the most heavily shorted shares underperforming...
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17 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
We review daily factor and model performance during the recent market volatility.
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13 March 2020 Stella Lim Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Dividends from airlines set to fall for another year; limited impact on cosmetics players
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13 March 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
After a week of turmoil in global markets, triggered by the oil price slump and increasing use of containment measures amid the escalating spread...
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12 March 2020 Will Kendal
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to develop, with impacts felt globally, affecting daily life and the financial markets. Firms of...
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10 March 2020
Przemek Bozek discusses why satellite companies are popular, and why they are difficult to value.
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10 March 2020 Bernard Aw
Asian economic activity shrank sharply in February, according to the latest PMI surveys, contracting at the quickest pace since the depths of...
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10 March 2020
The last week of February 2020 was the worst for global markets since 2008, as all three major US benchmarks - Dow Jones, S&P 500, and NASDAQ - d...
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10 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
Research Signals report, March 2020
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09 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Some eight of the 23 sectors saw record falls in output. The steepest decline was reported in the auto industry, which saw by far the steepest...
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09 March 2020 Tozar Gandhi
Coronavirus fears create a BIG flight to safety over the last month
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06 March 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
After worldwide PMI surveys showed the global economy contracting at the steepest rate since 2009 as the coronavirus disrupted supply chains...
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06 March 2020
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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06 March 2020 Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from IHS Markit's monthly PMI overview presentation. For the full report please click on the link at the bottom of...
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06 March 2020
Charu Kirti Jain outlines the operational challenges complicating compliance with the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRDII).
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06 March 2020 Chris Hammond, CFA
The final week of February was afflicted with a bout of volatility not seen since September 2011. This latest market tumult marked the worst...
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04 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The latest PMI flashed red warning lights on the dire state of business conditions across Hong Kong SAR in February amid the coronavirus outbreak....
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04 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth plunged by a record extent in February, the pace of expansion slowing to the weakest since May 2009, according to the latest...
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04 March 2020
We review factor performance in February 2020.
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04 March 2020 Sam Pierson
$734m in February securities lending revenue
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04 March 2020 Chris Williamson
UK business activity grew at the fastest rate for almost one-and-a-half years in February, with future expectations climbing to the highest for...
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04 March 2020 Lewis Cooper
The Italian private sector remained close to stagnation during February, with activity increasing only mildly according to the latest PMI data....
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04 March 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our latest GDP nowcasts across Europe are broadly unchanged from the previous update
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02 March 2020 Bernard Aw
The COVID-19 outbreak had a severe impact on China’s manufacturing sector in February due to efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus...
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02 March 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing contracted at the fastest rate in over a decade during February as the coronavirus disrupted supply chains and hit demand...
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28 February 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A busy economic calendar starts with worldwide manufacturing and services PMIs and rounds off with the monthly US employment report, which includes...
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27 February 2020
Przemek Bozek and Leon Sinclair explain the competitive advantages information-driven companies have over comparable businesses that do not use...
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26 February 2020 Kiet Tran
Making investment decisions in Asia-Pacific is increasingly complex with the uncertain macro environment and the proliferation of financial regulations....
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25 February 2020 Nicholas Godec, CFA
The corporate credit tradable index universe is expanding, both in terms of liquidity and new products.
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21 February 2020 Julian Chesser
Evolving global OTC market structure and regulatory requirements sought to reduce systemic risk in the derivatives markets introduced by US CFTC...
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21 February 2020 William May Sian Jones Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The coming week sees the first major data release out of China since the coronavirus outbreak, with the February update of the government sponsored...
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21 February 2020 Chris Williamson
With the exception of the government-shutdown of 2013, US business activity contracted for the first time since the global financial crisis in...
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21 February 2020 Bernard Aw
Australia’s private sector business activity shrank in February as adverse weather conditions and the coronavirus outbreak took its toll, according...
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21 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI survey data indicate that the post-election rebound seen in January extended into February, putting the UK economy on course for solid...
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21 February 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy grew at its fastest rate in six months during February, according to flash PMI
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21 February 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Today sees our latest nowcast update following the release of our February PMI figures
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20 February 2020 Sam Pierson
Overall the short loan value, that is the amount of securities finance transactions deemed likely to be related to short selling, has increased...
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19 February 2020 William Sheridan
The IRS has updated two FAQs on the Frequently Asked Questions web page for qualified intermediaries (QIs), withholding foreign partnerships...
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17 February 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our latest nowcast update highlights a notable rise in downside risks to growth for the euro area economy in the first quarter of the year
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14 February 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The flash PMI surveys will be an eagerly awaited focus of the week, providing the first insights into how the global economy has fared during...
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14 February 2020 Sian Jones
The gradual and sustained improvement in Greece’s manufacturing sector and wider economy has fuelled renewed appetite to invest in government...
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10 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Global economy starts 2020 on ten-month high, awaiting coronavirus impact
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07 February 2020 Sam Pierson
The new year is off to a strong start for securities lending, certainly better than January 2019, when markets were emerging from the Q4 2018...
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07 February 2020
Over the month of January, the US Treasury curve tightened. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across the curve, followed...
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07 February 2020 David Owen
Survey data show that business gloom surrounding the path of the global economy and geopolitical uncertainty had begun to fade at the start of...
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07 February 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Key releases include GDP numbers for Japan, the UK and Germany, which look set to show both European economies avoided sliding into contraction...
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06 February 2020
Attendees at our annual loans conference heard that data never sleeps and the people who manage it must stay ahead of the constant demand in...
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06 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth accelerated for a third consecutive month in January, according to the latest PMI surveys, registering the strongest monthly...
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05 February 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
The euro area economy is set to record another weak quarter of growth, according to the latest nowcast estimate
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05 February 2020
Chinese Lunar New Year January 2020
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05 February 2020 Sam Pierson
IPO shorts & lockup expiry
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05 February 2020 Bernard Aw
The start of the year saw a further slowdown in China’s business activity, according to the latest Caixin PMI data. Order book growth also moderated...
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04 February 2020 Sam Pierson
Seeking to explain the lack of observable short covering in shares of Tesla since the start of December
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04 February 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing continued to show signs of recovery at the start of 2020, according to PMI survey data, notching up its best performance...
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04 February 2020 Sam Pierson
The Cannabis sector has delivered uneven returns, with positive developments in some areas being offset by challenges elsewhere.
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31 January 2020 Sam Pierson
2019 delivers second highest annual revenue in the last decade
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31 January 2020 Bernard Aw
The coming week starts with the publication of worldwide PMI surveys for January and ends with the US non-farm payroll report, though also sees...
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29 January 2020 Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Total dividend index points over the period between February and June are expected to come in at 118.31. March is projected to generate the highest...
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24 January 2020 Bernard Aw
Flash PMI data signalled a deeper downturn in Australia’s private sector economy at the start of the year, with the headline index falling to...
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24 January 2020 Chris Williamson
US business activity grew at its fastest rate for ten months in January, according to IHS Markit’s flash PMI data
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24 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI survey data indicate an encouraging start to 2020 for the UK economy
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24 January 2020 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy started 2020 with growth remaining subdued as manufacturing continued to act as a substantial drag and service sector growth...
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24 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our first growth estimates for the opening quarter of the new decade point to a continuation of meagre expansion across the European economy
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24 January 2020 Bernard Aw
A week which sees the UK leaves the European Union is also packed with policy action from the Fed and the Bank of England, alongside GDP updates...
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21 January 2020
Dividend outlook for the US is upbeat despite a flat earnings growth outlook and ongoing US-China trade woes
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21 January 2020
iBoxx Standardized Total Return Swaps (“iBoxx TRS”) referencing the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index hit record volumes again.
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20 January 2020 Chris Williamson
US factories enjoyed a strong end to 2019, with output rising in both November and December
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20 January 2020 Sian Jones
Despite difficult external demand conditions and a stalling manufacturing sector, the rate of inflation in the Czech Republic picked up in December...
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17 January 2020 Sian Jones Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Harumi Taguchi Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A week which sees Davos host the 50th World Economic Forum commences with the IMF’s latest forecast on Monday and rounds off on Friday with the...
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17 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Decent expansion in France is being offset to an extent by ongoing weakness in Germany, the net result being another meagre growth estimation...
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17 January 2020
By: Douglas Crawford
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17 January 2020
Global dividends are predicted to grow by 5.5% to $1.9tr in 2020 despite headwinds such as Brexit and the US-China trade war.
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16 January 2020 Nicholas Godec, CFA
Over the past few months, the market has paid keen attention to credit positioning within high yield, particularly to BB-rated debt versus all...
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16 January 2020
Tokyo Stock Exchange Holiday – December 31, 2019 – January 5, 2020
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15 January 2020 David Owen
South Africa’s private sector stumbled at the close of 2019, with output contracting amid a heightened round of “load shedding” that caused significant...
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13 January 2020 Chris Williamson
The latest GDP data add to signs that the UK economy stagnated at best in the fourth quarter of last year
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10 January 2020 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The week sees a wealth of key official data releases that will add to our knowledge of how the World’s major economies fared in the closing months...
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10 January 2020 Annabel Fiddes
The latest KPMG and REC survey data, compiled by IHS Markit, showed a renewed upturn in overall UK recruitment activity at the end of 2019. Permanent...
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08 January 2020
In early December, IHS Markit was named Best Corporate Actions Data Provider in the Data Management Insight Awards. Published by the influential...
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07 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth accelerated for a second successive month in December, according to the latest PMI surveys, registering the strongest monthly...
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06 January 2020 William Sheridan
On December 27, 2019, the IRS released final regulations (TD 9890) under Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 relating to a number of information reporting...
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06 January 2020 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity remained broadly unchanged in December, according to PMI survey data, improving only fractionally for a second...
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06 January 2020 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
We have updated our Q4 2019 nowcasts today following the publication of December's PMI surveys
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06 January 2020 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The first full week of 2020 looks set to kick off the year with a bang and is busy with economic data releases. Trends across retail sales, industrial...
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03 January 2020 Sam Pierson
Global revenue falls 6.3% to $10.1 billion
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03 January 2020
IHS Markit reviews the performance of the leveraged loan market through out 2019.
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27 December 2019 Rajiv Biswas Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D. Ken Wattret Chris Williamson
The coming week brings in the New Year, so we dedicate our special report this week to a summary of the main economic projections for the year...
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20 December 2019 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The following is an extract from IHS Markit's latest Week Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report (including Special Reports) please click...
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19 December 2019
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin (IM) under the uncleared...
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19 December 2019 Kashyap Sheth
As the new compliance schedule for IM requirements on non-cleared derivatives comes into force, IHS Markit’s director, derivatives data and valuation...
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19 December 2019
There has been intense debate by various market and industry participants around CSDR, including the regulation's content, the underlying intention...
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18 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Some of the confusion over varying US survey signals was lifted after official data showed manufacturing output rebounding
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18 December 2019
This report summarizes our dividend expectations for FY19 for EMEA
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18 December 2019
Ordinary dividends paid by companies in Asia Pacific are set to end the year at a record of USD 524.2bn.
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17 December 2019 Bernard Aw
Japan’s private sector economy is poised for its first quarterly decline in more than three years, after December flash PMI data indicated a...
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16 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Business activity, order book and jobs growth all accelerated to five-month highs in December, according to flash PMI data
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16 December 2019 Chris Williamson
The Eurozone economy closed out 2019 mired in its worst spell since 2013
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16 December 2019 Chris Williamson
December’s PMI survey data sadly lacked festive cheer, indicating that the economy contracted for the third time in the past four months. With...
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13 December 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week starts with a flurry of flash PMI updates and key official data releases for the US and China, notably including industrial production....
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13 December 2019
Lloyd Nicholls and Ankush Zutshi outline practical considerations of how crypto assets and technology can emerge in a regulated environment.
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13 December 2019 Lewis Cooper
The ASEAN manufacturing downturn extended into the middle of the fourth quarter, with operating conditions deteriorating for a sixth month running...
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12 December 2019 Tozar Gandhi
In this month’s blog we review how low interest rates have been a big factor in fueling an increase in Taxable muni issuances for refunding Tax...
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12 December 2019 Sam Pierson
Proxy voting and exercising corporate governance responsibilities can work in tandem with securities lending
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10 December 2019 Chris Williamson
A look at data quality, and if ‘normal’ people participate in surveys
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09 December 2019 Chris Williamson
At 51.5 in November, the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by IHS Markit) rose to a four-month high
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09 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Worldwide growth picked up in November, led by the fastest manufacturing expansion seen so far this year. Key sectors such as autos and machinery...
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06 December 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The following is an extract from IHS Markit's latest Week Ahead Economic Preview. For the full report (including Special Reports) please click...
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05 December 2019
Over the month of November, the US Treasury curve widened. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across the curve, followed...
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04 December 2019 Chris Williamson
UK business activity contracted for the fifth time in the past six months during November
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04 December 2019 Andrew Harker
Zambian economic output is being held back by shortages of power and money
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04 December 2019 Andrew Eisen
Research from TABB Group earlier this year found that use of public cloud within financial services was poised to accelerate in 2019. These findings...
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03 December 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity increased for the first time in seven months in November, according to PMI survey data, albeit improving only fractionally....
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02 December 2019
Alex Golbin reviews possible solutions to the existing due diligence challenges facing financial institutions.
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29 November 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Week Ahead Economic Review: Week of 2 December
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22 November 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Geopolitical risks remain at the forefront of investors’ minds, meaning trade wars, Brexit and UK politics and escalating tensions in Hong Kong...
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22 November 2019 Chris Williamson
A welcome upturn in the headline index from the flash PMI adds to evidence that the worst of the US economy’s recent soft patch may be behind...
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22 November 2019 Bernard Aw
November flash PMI data point to growing risk of the Japanese economy falling into a decline during the fourth quarter, with both business activity...
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22 November 2019 Chris Williamson
With an upcoming general election adding to Brexit-related uncertainty about the outlook, it was no surprise to see UK businesses report falling...
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22 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy was becalmed for a third successive month in November
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22 November 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Today sees a fresh set of flash PMI figures released for Europe, including our new flash series for the UK.
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18 November 2019 Amritpal Virdee
This note provides the first look into the IHS Markit PMI™ Canada Export Climate Index, which tracks the international demand environment facing...
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18 November 2019 Chris Williamson
Despite falling in October for a second straight month, there are signs that the underlying trend in US manufacturing output is improving.
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18 November 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our nowcast for the eurozone has been revised into growth territory, with an expansion of +0.08% forecast for the fourth quarter.
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15 November 2019 Sian Jones Ling-Wei Chung Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes David Li Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Flash PMI surveys provide the highlight of the economic calendar, with newly released UK PMI surveys meaning the flash data are now available...
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14 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The following is an extract from IHS Markit's monthly PMI overview presentation. For the full report please click on the link at the bottom of...
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13 November 2019 Francis Land David Cook
The FCA published the findings of their multi-firm review into MiFID II research unbundling rules on 19 September 2019 and the headline was that...
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13 November 2019
Aggregate dividends for Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) are estimated to grow by 8% to HKD 918.2 billion in 2020
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12 November 2019 Chris Williamson
News of the economy contracting for a second successive month in September has been swiftly followed by a warning of how the growing economic...
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11 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data show the UK economy contracting for a second successive month in September, matching business survey data.
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08 November 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
US-China trade developments are dominating markets and the coming week will see the release of important indicators of how both economies have...
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06 November 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Following this morning's release of final October PMI data for the euro zone, we provide our first comprehensive outlook for the fourth quarter...
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06 November 2019 Sam Pierson
Global markets see $2.6bn in securities lending revenue
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05 November 2019 Bernard Aw
Hong Kong SAR’s private sector remained mired in one of its worst downturns for the past two decades during October, according to the latest...
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05 November 2019
As a result of the widespread impact of the trade-war we begin with a roundup of the key players in the agricultural ecosystem and their coping...
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05 November 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK PMI surveys recorded a third successive monthly contraction of business activity in October, indicating the economy is in its toughest...
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04 November 2019 Tozar Gandhi
In this month’s blog we review a couple of instances wherein uncertainty in the outcome of litigation has led to a bumpy ride for some bondholders...
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04 November 2019 Chris Williamson
A recent ONS paper notes how IHS Markit UK PMI surveys show a strong correlation with official UK gross domestic product (GDP) and its manufacturing...
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04 November 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity contracted marginally for a sixth straight month in October, according to the latest PMI data from IHS Markit...
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01 November 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The dovish tilt to global policy making continued in October with the US Fed cutting rates for the third time, but whether this represents the...
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01 November 2019 Bernard Aw
The manufacturing downturn in Indonesia deepened in October, sending a warning signal of a further growth slowdown at the start of the fourth...
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01 November 2019 Bernard Aw
The latest Caixin PMI painted a picture of a sustained improvement in manufacturing conditions across China during October
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01 November 2019
Tozar Gandhi receives recognition from The Bond Buyer for his contributions to the Municipal Market.
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01 November 2019 Lewis Cooper
The Dutch manufacturing sector began the final quarter of the year on a weak footing
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01 November 2019 Andrew Harker
The Turkish economy has begun to show signs of improvement following the impact of marked currency depreciation in 2018
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31 October 2019 Bernard Aw
Official GDP data showed the Hong Kong economy contracted at its sharpest rate since 2009 in the third quarter, as signalled well in advance...
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29 October 2019 Julien Rey
In September, we issued a cross-industry IBOR Transition survey to market participants across the globe, and we presented the results via a live...
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25 October 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A busy week ahead includes the eagerly awaited FOMC meeting, manufacturing PMIs from around the world, US non-farm payrolls, GDP data from both...
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24 October 2019 Bernard Aw
The Japanese economy is at risk of contracting as business activity was hit in October following the sales tax increase which took effect during...
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24 October 2019
More recently the definition of risk models is starting to stretch and include both simpler quantitative calculations and more complex capabilities...
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24 October 2019 Chris Williamson
While an upturn in the headline flash PMI for October might add to hopes that GDP growth could accelerate in the final quarter of the year, the...
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24 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy remained close to stagnation at the start of the fourth quarter, according to the latest flash PMI data
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24 October 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
The latest data offer a broad continuation of the trends we reported in the third quarter, with quarterly GDP growth remaining firm in France...
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23 October 2019
More than three years after the European Benchmark Regulation (“BMR”) entered into force, the European Commission (“EC”) has kicked off the required...
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22 October 2019 Sian Jones
September PMI data from IHS Markit signalled a further downturn in automotive production across Europe, extending the current period of contraction...
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22 October 2019 Lewis Cooper
The health of the Canadian manufacturing sector improved in September, according to the latest IHS Markit PMI survey data. A renewed upturn in...
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21 October 2019 Gavan Nolan
Positive stories about the CDS market are few and far between in contemporary mainstream media. This is not surprising – an article about nefarious...
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21 October 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
The week ahead includes a raft of flash PMI surveys to provide an early indication of economic trends at the start of the fourth quarter. Policy...
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16 October 2019
iTraxx Asia ex-Japan Rolls Strong
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15 October 2019 John Jannes
John Jannes provides key highlights and takeaways from our roundtable on 606 Look-through requirements.
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15 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK labour market showed signs of cooling in the summer, with employment falling to the greatest extent for four years
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15 October 2019
Alex Golbin, head of Assessment Services for KY3P highlights the implications of Shadow IT and third party risk management.
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15 October 2019 Sian Jones
September PMI data showed the Greek manufacturing sector yet again providing a spark of light in the general gloom of the wider eurozone goods-producing...
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15 October 2019 Randolf Tantzscher
Over the past year, driven by improved market access and China’s inclusion in global bond indices, the prospects of China’s fixed-income investments...
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11 October 2019 Chris Williamson Bernard Aw Sian Jones Diego Iscaro Joseph Hayes
The week ahead includes a key Brexit deadline and on-going US-China tariff developments, with US tariffs set to rise to from 25% to 30% on $250bn...
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10 October 2019 David Owen
While the global manufacturing sector has stalled in 2019 so far, a revival of optimism in the copper-using industry could fuel a wider improvement...
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10 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Global growth at three year low as weakness spills over to services
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10 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest official data show the UK economy is likely to avoid a recession, though a drop in GDP in August hints at a weakening trend going...
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09 October 2019 Roberto Soares
In this report we highlight three main things; retail stocks we consider having a high margin of safety in their payout, an analysis of the sustainability...
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08 October 2019 Bernard Aw
Growth in China’s business activity gained further momentum at the end of the third quarter, according to the latest Caixin PMI data
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04 October 2019 Bernard Aw
The deterioration of the health of the Hong Kong SAR economy deepened in September, with the latest PMI survey indicating one of the steepest...
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04 October 2019 Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Ken Wattret Bernard Aw Sian Jones
The week ahead sees the resumption of trade talks between the US and China plus the IMF’s latest outlook, while key economic data releases include...
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04 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Latest worldwide PMI data showed the global economy losing growth momentum again in September, registering the joint-weakest increase in output...
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03 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Business surveys sent conflicting signals on the health of the US manufacturing sector in September, but dig deeper and the survey divergences...
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03 October 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
The release of PMI data for September provided us with a well-rounded insight into economic performance for the third quarter.
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03 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Business surveys sent conflicting signals on the health of the US manufacturing sector in September. But dig deeper and the survey divergences...
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03 October 2019 Chris Williamson
The health of the UK economy continued to deteriorate in September with the PMI surveys indicating the second-largest monthly fall in business...
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02 October 2019 Chris Williamson
Global manufacturing activity contracted marginally for a fifth successive month in September, according to the
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01 October 2019 Chris Williamson
PMI Manufacturing recession signalled by UK September PMI 01 October 2019 Chris Williamson Manufacturing PMI signals longest downturn since...
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01 October 2019 Bernard Aw
South Korean manufacturing conditions worsened for a fifth consecutive month in September, according to the
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27 September 2019
We review the recent high sigma event on 9 September with respect to the performance of value strategies relative to growth and momentum.
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27 September 2019 Ken Wattret Bernard Aw Chris Williamson Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Sian Jones
The week ahead starts with PMI™ surveys and ends with the US monthly employment report, providing a wealth of data for markets to digest and...
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26 September 2019 Gil Shefi
BCBS 239 principles have made their way into the final version of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) text, in the form of the...
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26 September 2019
We believe that firms should view collateral as an asset rather than a cost and should strive for an accurate bird's eye view of what the regulations...
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26 September 2019
Shawn Paul, Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Japan of IHS Markit spo...
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26 September 2019
Nomura Asset Management (Nomura) previously used an outsourced collateral management provider to support the growth of its bilateral over-the-counter...
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24 September 2019 Bernard Aw
Japanese business activity growth remained firm at the end of the third quarter, led by a resilient service sector, according to
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24 September 2019
The iTraxx Europe and iTraxx Crossover indices started trading on 20th September, 2019. The iTraxx indices are one of the most liquid fixed income...
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24 September 2019 Julien Rey Chris Fenske
The US repo market took center stage last Tuesday, September 17 when a confluence of factors temporarily slowed down banks’ cash spigots and...
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23 September 2019
When market quotations are not readily available, such as when a foreign security's primary market is closed, many funds switch to fair value...
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23 September 2019 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI survey data indicate that US businesses continued to struggle against the headwinds of trade worries and elevated uncertainty about...
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23 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy is close to stalling as a deepening manufacturing downturn shows further signs of spreading to the service sector.
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23 September 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Today's flash PMIs for September have added to the picture of gloom across the eurozone
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20 September 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A busy week ahead includes flash PMI™ surveys, updates on US GDP and consumers, plus some key central bank speeches and policy decisions in the...
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13 September 2019 Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
The week ahead is dominated by central bank policy meetings around the world, with the FOMC being at the front and centre. China economic data...
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13 September 2019 Ed Chidsey
Thought leadership from Ed Chidsey on the future of alternative data adoption.
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13 September 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Our Q3 Nowcasts have been downgraded for Germany, France and Italy, indicating an increased likelihood of recession in the euro area’s largest...
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12 September 2019 Chris Williamson
At 51.3 in August, the JPMorgan Global PMI™, compiled by IHS Markit, fell from 51.6 in July to backtrack closer to the three-year lows seen in...
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12 September 2019 Tozar Gandhi
Following is Tozar Gandhi’s Monthly Municipal Bond Market update for month ending August 2019, featuring contributions from our own Jan Hansen...
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12 September 2019 David Cook
IHS Markit welcomes the opportunity to participate in the consultation concerning the potential for the provisioning of a consolidated tape as...
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12 September 2019 Sam Pierson Nicholas Godec, CFA
Appreciation and short covering across most sectors
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12 September 2019 Julien Rey
In recent years, the financial industry has been navigating uncertainties relating to the Interbank Offered Rates (IBOR) transition. New developments...
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11 September 2019
Over the month of August, the US Treasury curve tightened across every maturity. The table below summarizes weekly and monthly performance across...
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10 September 2019 Julien Rey
One of the central concepts of FRTB and the Internal Model Approach (IMA) is that all risk factors are subject to a Modellable or Non-modellable...
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10 September 2019
Meeting numerous reporting obligations across several regimes is increasingly complicated, highly fragmented, and administratively burdensome....
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10 September 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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10 September 2019
We review factor performance in August 2019.
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06 September 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Chris Williamson
With global economic growth reported to have slowed closer to three-year lows in August, according the latest PMI surveys, the markets will be...
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06 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest PMI data showed the global economy losing growth momentum again in August
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05 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy remained mired in a fragile state of weak and unbalanced growth in August, according to the latest survey data
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04 September 2019 Craig Boardman
Craig Boardman explains how asset managers can navigate market volatility and the threat of a turn in the credit cycle when making credit assessments...
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04 September 2019 Andrew Eisen
In a recent Aite report, Buy-Side EMS: The Tech Stacks of High Society, the author commented, “An integrated product that combines the best of...
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04 September 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Update 4th September 2019:Underperforming PMIs raise UK recession risk
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04 September 2019 Bernard Aw
A slump in the Hong Kong PMI to its lowest since 2009 indicates that the economy is on course for its first recession in a decade
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04 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The likelihood of the UK falling into recession has increased after PMI surveys indicated a contraction of business activity in August
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03 September 2019 Andrew Harker
Vietnam's economy continues to perform well amid positive trade numbers, but latest PMI data suggest that no country can really be immune from...
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03 September 2019 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys indicated a fourth successive monthly contraction of global manufacturing activity in August. New orders dropped at the joint-steepest...
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03 September 2019 Chris Williamson
US manufacturers are enduring a torrid summer, with survey gauges of output and new orders down to their lowest since 2009
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02 September 2019 Bernard Aw
China’s manufacturing sector showed a modest recovery in August, driven by increased production volumes, according to the latest Caixin PMI data....
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02 September 2019 Chris Williamson
The UK manufacturing downturn intensified in August, as producers reported the steepest drop in new business for over seven years.
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30 August 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Raj Badiani Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
PMI surveys form the highlight of the week, providing updates on global business conditions midway through the third quarter which could prove...
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26 August 2019
The Istanbul and Karachi Stock Exchanges were closed from August 12 – August 14 for Eid Al-Adha. In the absence of readily available quotes for...
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23 August 2019 Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
Fed watchers will be eager for further insights into the US central bank’s thinking after minutes to July FOMC meeting showed policy committee...
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23 August 2019 William Sheridan
The Paperwork Reduction Act notice published in the Federal Register should prompt us to examine the challenges the transactional information...
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22 August 2019 Chong Jun Wong, CFA
Nikkei 225 Dividend Index Points set to grow at the slowest rate in recent years.
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22 August 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Update 22nd August 2019: Nowcasts continue to show growth disparities in EZ
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22 August 2019 Bernard Aw
Japanese business activity grew at its fastest rate in the year to date during August, according to flash PMI data, but whether the private sector...
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20 August 2019 Chris Fenske
Anticipation of an economic slowdown and more market volatility has triggered an uptick in US HY energy issues’ risk.
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16 August 2019 Sian Jones
Ongoing problems across the automotive sector and a recession in German manufacturing have had a negative effect on the health of the Czech economy....
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16 August 2019 Thea Fourie Andrew Harker
Companies in Zambia continued to struggle in July, with the private sector economy facing a number of headwinds, which reportedly include a lack...
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16 August 2019 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Bernard Aw
Increasing uncertainty over the outlook of US monetary policy and heightened fears of potential economic recessions rattled financial markets...
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15 August 2019
Over the month of July, the US Treasury curve has flattened with the short end widening and long end tightening. The table below summarizes weekly...
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15 August 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Following the release of second quarter GDP estimates for the major European countries, we have updated our judgement-free nowcasts for the third...
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13 August 2019
In this report we highlight three main things; the stocks we consider to be most sensitive to fluctuations in oil prices, an analysis of the...
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09 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The latest data reveal an economy in decline and skirting with recession as headwinds from slower global economic growth are exacerbated by Brexit-related...
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08 August 2019 David Owen
Anecdotal evidence from global survey panellists shows that the worldwide outlook is becoming increasingly gloomy.
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08 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of global economic growth edged up in July but remained among the weakest seen over the past three years, according to the latest PMI...
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07 August 2019
Monthly style and specialty model performance report.
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07 August 2019 Nicholas Godec, CFA
When the iBoxx TRS market first started in 2012 only 3 market makers were making markets. Today there are 10 active iBoxx TRS market makers providing...
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07 August 2019
Machine learning algorithms are increasingly used to solve problems in the financial markets. However, applications of the models for investment...
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06 August 2019
We review factor performance in July 2019.
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05 August 2019 Bernard Aw
The start of the third quarter saw Hong Kong's private sector stuck in the worst downturn since the heights of the global financial crisis over...
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05 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The pace of US economic growth slowed in the second quarter, and PMI survey data hint that the expansion could remain relatively lacklustre in...
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05 August 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
Following disappointing flash PMI data across the euro area, confirmed by today’s final PMI figures, other business indicators released over...
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05 August 2019 Chris Williamson
The PMI surveys indicated that the UK economy stagnated in July
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02 August 2019 Sian Jones Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
With central bankers around the world focusing on the extent to which global economic conditions might necessitate further stimulus, services...
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02 August 2019 Carlos Garcia-Lastra Marques
Basket of US large caps selected using IHS Markit Dividend Forecasts data outperformed the US broad market from 2010 to date.
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01 August 2019 Bernard Aw
Caixin PMI data, compiled by IHS Markit, indicated that China’s manufacturing sector was close to stabilisation at the start of the third quarter....
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01 August 2019 Chris Williamson
PMI surveys indicated that the global manufacturing downturn deepened in July
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01 August 2019 Chris Williamson
UK manufacturers reported the largest monthly fall in production for seven years in July.
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26 July 2019 Rajiv Biswas Ken Wattret Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
A full diary for the week ahead includes central bank meetings in the US, UK and Japan, plus key data releases such as worldwide manufacturing...
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25 July 2019
Jaime Hildreth provides an update on how companies can better leverage their data when making valuations.
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25 July 2019 David Jesson
How does the industry need to adapt to make use of existing tech and prepare for future transformations?
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24 July 2019 Bernard Aw
The start of the third quarter saw a further deterioration in Japanese manufacturing conditions, according to flash PMI, as new export sales...
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24 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Japanese business activity grew in July at the fastest rate since last December, according to new survey data, though indicators of new orders...
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24 July 2019 Bernard Aw
The recovery in Australian business activity lost momentum at the start of the third quarter, according to flash PMI survey data, with other...
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24 July 2019 Tozar Gandhi
Tozar Gandhi analyses the recent performance of Tender Option Bonds.
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24 July 2019
Regulatory initial margin is part of a much wider mission to ensure greater efficiency and stability for derivatives markets from documentation...
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24 July 2019
We add some perspectives on the current value-growth cycle in the US.
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24 July 2019 Chris Williamson
Flash PMI survey data indicated that the US economy started the third quarter on a disappointingly soft footing
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24 July 2019
We forecast 19 European companies will experience dividend cuts
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24 July 2019 Paul Smith, Ph.D. Joseph Hayes
In July 2019 we introduced two nowcasting models for the Eurozone and the UK
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24 July 2019 Chris Williamson
The eurozone economy relapsed in July, with the PMI giving up the gains seen in May and June to signal one of the weakest expansions seen over...
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23 July 2019 Sam Pierson
Global Securities Finance Review and PMI Update
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19 July 2019 Vaiva Seckute Sian Jones Rajiv Biswas Joseph Hayes Chris Williamson Bernard Aw
Second quarter US GDP numbers are expected to add to signs that economic growth has slowed sharply for many economies after a better than expected...
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18 July 2019 Chris Williamson
US manufacturing output rose 0.4% in June, its biggest monthly gain since December, but the rise failed to prevent the sector contracting over...
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18 July 2019 Bernard Aw
Recent data showed shrinking export volumes, painting an increasingly gloomy outlook for the trade-reliant South Korean economy
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17 July 2019 Chris Williamson
More detailed official data corroborates survey data which point to a marked change in firms’ appetite to hire so far this year
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16 July 2019 David Owen Andrew Harker
Output growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains strong despite global slowdown
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16 July 2019 Eliot Kerr David Owen
IHS Markit’s PMI survey diffusion indices are designed to capture business cycle developments. They do this by replicating the industrial make-up...
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15 July 2019 Devendra Bhudia
Earlier this year, Invesco’s chief executive, Martin Flanagan, was quoted as saying that “a third of the asset management industry could disappear...
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15 July 2019 David Cook
Joint consultation paper on enhancements to the OTC derivatives regulatory regime for Hong Kong
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