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Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... reaction to the latest rhetoric on that cliff. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported that its non-manufacturing index rose to 54.7 in November from 54.2 in the previous. This is good and supportive of the buy orders on Wall Street last night ...

Three chances to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... that they provide no fresh indications to what we already know - and that is that we don't. The US ISM non-manufacturing index eased to a lower than expected 54.2 in October from 55.1 in the previous month. The US services sector slowed but still expanding. ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... increased in South Korea and further expanded in Indonesia. In America, the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index rose to 51.7 in October - the highest since May - from 51.5 in September. Not only this, consumers are much happier ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... encouraging signs coming out of the world's biggest economy - the good 'ol US of A. We already know that the ISM manufacturing index jumped back above 50 to 51.5 in September after spending the previous three months submerged below it, signalling that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... weakness in US manufacturing and anti-American unrest in the Middle East. The Federal Reserve's Empire State manufacturing index for the New York region fell for a second straight month in September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished off 40.27 ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... reasons to launch another stimulus programme, he's got them now - employment growth is decelerating, the ISM manufacturing index is trending lower, and just last night, data on consumer credit - down by US$3.28 billion (versus expectations of a US$9.2 ...

Ben's turn to be super

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... markets. While there were some good news out of America -- August updates showed improvement in the ISM non-manufacturing index and motor vehicle sales - one of the most reliable leading indicator of the economy (the ISM manufacturing index) fell further ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Decline on U.S. Manufacturing Report" This talked about reports that the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index fell to 49.6 in August - the third month of below 50 reading - from 49.8 in the previous month and expectations for an uptick ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... economies continue to lose momentum. While up a bit to 49.8 in July from 49.7 in the previous month, the US ISM manufacturing index remained under the 50 expansion/contraction line. Perhaps Uncle Ben's also waiting for tomorrow's non-farm payrolls report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... home prices for July, while the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers releases its performance of manufacturing index for July. In equities news, Great Western Exploration and King Solomon Mines are scheduled to hold annual general meetings. ...