Summary
Join our panel of experts as they analyze the latest economic trends in 2025 through the lens of the PMI. During this webinar you’ll gain essential insights into labor market dynamics, commodity performance, and more to help you navigate the year ahead and to optimize your investment and business strategies.
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is the world's most market-moving economic indicator. It has a proven record of showing early warning signals that anticipate changes in economic conditions and market shifts. The PMI monitors business activity in the manufacturing and service sectors, providing valuable insights into over 5,700 sub-indices, which professionals can use for real-time insights into trends like new orders, production levels, employment, and supply chain performance—key metrics for informed decision-making. Join this webinar for:
- A comprehensive review of PMI trends from 2024 and key indicators to monitor in 2025
- An overview of the available PMI datasets and its practical applications for driving informed decisions
- A live demo of PMI Data in S&P Capital IQ Pro, showcasing how to access, interpret, and apply this data for actionable insights
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Chris Williamson
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Chief Business Economist
Chris is a well-known economic commentator and is regularly quoted in international business print and broadcast press, and frequently speaks at conferences on global economic issues. He also sits on several economic advisory panels.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Lewis Cooper
Head of Strategy and Market Development, Financial Institutions, Global Risk & Economics
Lewis is an experienced product management professional and currently leads Strategy and Market Development for the Global Risk & Economics practice at S&P Global Market Intelligence. In this role, he oversees the development and strategy of data and insight solutions across Economics, Country Risk, and timely indicators such as the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).
Lewis provides his expertise and insights to customers to support their decisions, with a focus on servicing clients across the buy-side, sell-side, commercial and central banks, and professional services. Previously, he was the global product lead for the PMI service and is a subject matter expert on the PMI.
He has a background in economics and previously worked as an economist covering the PMI surveys, where he was responsible for the production of monthly reports, research and analysis. He joined S&P Global in 2019 and holds a BSc in Economics from Kingston University, London, and an MSc in Economics from the University of Reading. Lewis is based in the UK.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Nicholas Ephraim
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Director, Sell-Side Data & Research
Nick is currently an Associate Director on our CIQ Solutions Business Development team, supporting Capital Markets clients in the Americas. Prior to his role within the product organization, he was a Relationship Manager for Investment Management clients. Nick started his career with S&P on the Client Development team supporting strategic accounts. He received his undergraduate degree from SUNY New Paltz and MBA from Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business in NYC.
Moderator
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Lauren Barbera
Customer Success Manager
Questions?
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