China February Manufacturing PMI 49.1 for its fifth month in succession in contraction
- expected 49.1, prior 49.2
Non-manufacturing 51.4, a much better than expected result and encouraging news, its best sine September 2023
- expected 50.9 prior 50.7
Composite 50.9
- prior 50.9
AUD/USD popped 5 ticks or so.