MANUFACTURING SECTOR Absa PMI sinks back into negative territory in August as economy stays stuck in low gear 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
MANUFACTURING SECTOR Absa PMI bounces back to positive levels in July, signalling solid manufacturing start to Q3 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BLEAK GDP PICTURE ‘Weak, weak, weak’ — SA economy contracts 0.1% in Q1, but economists see growth in Q2 3 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
RECESSION RUMBLINGS Absa PMI plunges in May despite lack of power cuts as manufacturing sector braced for elections 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ABSA BMI Absa PMI sinks in January, signalling rough 2024 start for manufacturing sector 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick Recession Watch: Absa PMI edges up in December but remains subdued 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MANUFACTURING Absa PMI rises for third straight month in December – but the signals are mixed 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMF’s global growth forecast worsens from ‘gloomy’ to ‘gloomier’ 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MANUFACTURING SECTOR ANALYSIS Absa PMI up slightly, but employment index drops sharply 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
EUROZONE ANALYSIS Europe’s summer of discontent — and what this means for South Africa 4 min 0 By Sharon Wood
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Absa PMI dips in June, signalling deterioration in manufacturing demand and activity 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
PURCHASING MANAGERS’ INDEX Manufacturing sector rebounds in May after devastating KZN floods, load shedding 2 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
ECONOMIC TRENDS SA's annual manufacturing output shrinks 0.7% in November, with iron and steel still in the red after Numsa strike 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
South Africa Absa PMI dips in October as steel strike, load shedding dent sentiment 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index edges down, while employment index remains in negative territory 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Glimmers of hope: August PMI soars as economy shakes off unrest-induced slump 2 min 0 By Mfuneko Toyana
BUSINESS MAVERICK OP-ED Sluggish deliveries: Supply chain challenges highlight how far we still have to sail to reach safe shores 5 min 0 By Sharon Wood
