Watch for signs of domestic and global corporate health this week

Watch for signs of domestic and global corporate health this week
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth Sept. 23 (BusinessDesk) - While central banks on both sides of the Tasman will take centre stage downunder this week, there will also be plenty of information about corporate and economic health both domestically and globally. Possibly of most significance for global growth will be the United States flash Performance of Manufacturing Index for September after the August reading of the Institute for Supply Management's PMI Index fell into contractionary territory for the first time since September 2009 in the wake of the glob...

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