March Macro Economy Review

[March - 5- 2019] Hong Kong's PMI, Nikkei Hong Kong Purchasing Manager's Index, rose from 48.2 in January to 48.4 in February. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion while a reading below 50 points to a contraction

[March - 12 - 2019] India economy expanded 6.6% in October- December (Q3) quarter, compared with 7.9% in Q2

[March - 21 - 2019] The US Federal Reserve announced to held benchmark interest rate unchanged today in between 2.25-2.5% range

[March - 15 - 2019] Industrial production growth slowed to 5.3% in January and February compared to the same period last year, down from 5.7% growth in December, according to data released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Unemployment rate rose to 5.3% in January and February from 4.9% in December. Chinese new year this year was in the month of February