Key points •Flash China Manufacturing PMI™ at 50.4 in October (50.2 in September). Three-month high. •Flash China Manufacturing Output Index at 50.7 in October (51.3 in September). Five-month low. Commenting on the Flash China Manufacturing PMI survey, Hongbin Qu, Chief Economist, China & Co - Head of Asian Economic Research at HSBC said: “ The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI improved to 50.4 in the flash reading for October, up from 50.2 in the final reading for September. Domestic as well as external demand showed some signs of slowing although both remained in expansion territory. Disinflatio nary pressures ... (full story)