The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI eased to 55.2 in June 2026 from 56.1 in May, still indicating strong expansion.Output rose at the fastest pace since July 2021, driven by surging new orders and stockpiling amid Middle East conflict-related supply disruptions and higher price expectations.New…
Malaysia’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI rose to 50.7 in June 2026 from 49.0 in May, indicating modest improvement in the manufacturing sector.New orders and output registered fresh expansions in June after recording slight contractions in May.Meanwhile, following marginal increases in purchasing ac…
The S&P Global South Korea Manufacturing PMI eased to 52.1 in June 2026 from 54.8 in May, marking the softest expansion in four months.Output and new orders continued to grow, though at their weakest pace of 2026, as higher raw material costs, supply shortages, and the impact of the Middle East con…
Indonesia’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI fell sharply to 46.9 in June 2026 from 50.0 in May, marking the lowest reading since June 2025 and signaling the sector's second contraction this year.New orders dropped for the first time in three months, at the sharpest pace in a year, underscoring softer…
The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI eased to 51.8 in June 2026 from a three-month high of 52.8 in May but remained above the 50 threshold, marking a twelfth consecutive month of improving business conditions.New orders rose for a second straight month, while export sales also expanded despite…
The S&P Global Japan Manufacturing PMI was revised slightly lower to 54.8 in June 2026 from 54.9 in the preliminary estimate, but remained above May's reading of 54.5 and close to April's 55.1, which marked the strongest expansion since January 2022.It was the sixth straight month of growth in fact…
By Megumi FujikawaTOKYO--Large Japanese companies became more optimistic about business conditions in the past quarter despite uncertainties over the Middle East conflict and energy supplies.Wednesday's release of the Bank of Japan's tankan survey showed that the index measuring sentiment among lar…
South Korea's factory activity expanded in June for the seventh consecutive month, though at a slower pace than the previous month on falling export demand, a survey showed on Wednesday.
By Satoshi SugiyamaJapan's manufacturing sector expanded in June, sealing its best quarterly performance since early 2014, as new orders grew at their fastest pace in more than two years, a business survey showed on Wednesday.Here are some key details.
By Kwanwoo JunSouth Korea's exports were powered by the unabated demand for advanced chips to fuel the global artificial-intelligence boom, resulting in their largest increase in nearly five decades.The sharp rise in exports came days after the South Korean government--together with top memory-chip…
BOJ JUNE TANKAN SHOWS FINANCIAL POSITIONS LITTLE CHANGED TO ONLY SLIGHTLY TIGHTER VS. MARCH AMID GRADUAL BOJ RATE HIKES
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Large manufacturing in Japan accelerated in the second quarter of 2026, the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan Survey of business sentiment showed on Wednesday with a diffusion index score of +22.That beat forecasts for +16 and was up from +17 in the previous three months.The outloo…
BOJ JUNE QUARTER TANKAN: LARGE MANUFACTURERS SEE SURGE IN COSTS AT FASTER PACE THAN JUMP IN SALES PRICES; SERVICES ALSO SEE COSTS, SALES PRICES UP
South Korea’s trade surplus soared to USD 36.15 billion in June 2026, up from USD 9.08 billion in the same month a year earlier, marking the 17th consecutive month in surplus and the largest trade surplus on record, flash data showed.Exports jumped 70.9% year-on-year to a record high of USD 102.25…
BOJ JUNE QUARTER TANKAN SERVICES SENTIMENT RISE LED BY HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, RETAILERS; WEAK YEN REVIVES SPENDING BY VISITORS FROM OVERSEASj
The Bank of Japan’s sentiment index for large manufacturers climbed to 22 in Q2 2026 from 17 in Q1, beating market forecasts of 16 and reaching its highest print since Q1 2018.The upturn suggested that the economy has, for now, remained resilient despite the energy shock triggered by the Middle Eas…
The AIB Ireland Manufacturing PMI eased to 54.9 in June 2026 from May’s four-year high of 55.9 but remained well above the 50 threshold, signaling another strong improvement in factory conditions.Output expanded for an eighth consecutive month, while new orders continued to rise at one of the stron…
BOJ JUNE QUARTER TANKAN: SENTIMENT AMONG REFINERIES DOWN AS THEY ARE HIT BY HIGH GLOBAL ENERGY PRICES, MIDEAST CRUDE SUPPLY SQUEEZE AMID IRAN WAR
By James GlynnSYDNEY--The International Monetary Fund has called for higher interest rates in New Zealand to contain inflation, while admitting the economy has been hit hard by oil shocks.In its latest report card on the state of play in the South Pacific economy, the IMF said policy makers face di…
South Korea’s exports surged 70.9% year-on-year to a record high of USD 102.25 billion in June 2026, accelerating sharply from an upwardly revised 53.4% jump in May and marking the strongest growth since June 1976.Exports exceeded USD 100 billion for the first time, mainly driven by a surge in semi…
