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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... conditions for investors were other factors seen as constraining residential market conditions." US ISM non-manufacturing index After easing in the first two months of this year, the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index rebounded ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... over the month. Not a good outcome for first quarter GDP growth but last week's reported rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to expansion territory in March offers a bit of encouragement. Germany factory orders Weak global growth and a stronger currency ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... anymore. The bigger news, as far as I'm concerned, is the indication from the sharp turnaround in the ISM manufacturing index. The index jumped to a reading of 51.8 in March after spending five months in contraction territory (below 50). Yes Virginia ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... year-on-year in February. Personal credit dipped by 0.1% in February and down 0.3% over the year. AiG performance of manufacturing index "The shift down in Australia's currency from its highs of two years ago is central to the current growth of manufacturing ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... las month. Supplier deliveries, input prices and selling prices retreated. Similarly, AiG's Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) accelerated to 53.5 in February - the highest reading since July 2010 and the eight straight month of above-50 readings ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... drop in industrial production in December and the negative lead from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index that fell further away from the 50 expansion/contraction line - down to 48.2 in December from 48.6 in the previous month. ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... production - slow, at best, until inventories hit painters - a fact we just saw from the weakening Markit US PMI manufacturing index and only last night, the disappointing drop in the Richmond Fed manufacturing index to minus 3 in November from minus ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... drinking the water RBA gov Glenn led them? This positive report is consistent with the AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index which increased to 52.1 in September - the third consecutive month that the index has been above 50 (expansion), accelerating ...

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... December... perhaps, forget all about it for all of next year. Yes Virginia, I refer to the drop in the Empire State Manufacturing Index. And girl, was it a surprisingly big thud. The index plunged to a reading of minus 14.92 in August from plus 3.86 ...

September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... service-sector growth Wednesday morning". Yup, that's it financial markets saw the surge in the US ISM Non-Manufacturing index in July - economy is gaining momentum - and they heard Lockhart talk of a September lift-off - and they think September lift-off ...