December PMI registered 47.2 percent, a decrease of 0.9 percentage point from the November reading of 48.1 percent, the lowest reading since June 2009’s 46.3 percent. New Orders Index came in at 46.8 percent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the November reading of 47.2 percent. The Production Index was 43.2 percent, down 5.9 …

The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI unexpectedly slowed to its lowest level in three months, coming in for December 2019 at 51.5, missing expectations and lower than November’s near three-year high of 51.8.  New orders growth slowed for the second month in a row. Analysts had expected the private manufacturing PMI to come in at 51.7 …