HONG KONG, May 4 (Reuters) - Private business activity in Hong Kong continued to shrink in April for a 10th successive month on sluggish global demand, although the decline was the slowest since September, a purchasing managers' survey showed on Monday.
The Hong Kong purchasing managers' index (PMI) in April remained well below 50, which means business activity continued to contract, although the index edged up to a seasonally adjusted 44.3 from 42.7 in March.
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell for the first time inthree days as reports showed a manufacturing gauge contractedthe least since August and U.S. industrial production fell inApril.
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures fell in European trade Friday on renewed concerns over the global economy and the implications for crude demand. A larger-than-expected.
HONG KONG, May 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economy shrank 4.3 percent in the first quarter, seasonally adjusted, from the previous quarter, extending a recession and marking.
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s economy shrank by themost since at least 1990 as exports tumbled and unemploymentclimbed, increasing pressure on the government to spend more torevive growth.
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The factory sector contracted again in April, but the pace of decline slowed, according to the Institute for Supply Management index released Friday. The ISM purchasing managers' index rose to 40.1% from 36.3% in March.
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