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Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... the bad news. The good news is that, one of the most reliable indicators of US economic activity - the ISM manufacturing index - remains solidly strong. The index jumped to 54.9 in April from 53.7 in the previous month, with employment sub-component ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... month and mid-month's reading of 56.7. Better, new orders surged to 59.6 from January's 53.9 reading. The ISM manufacturing index told the same story of strengthening. The index increased to 53.2 from the disappointing weather-distorted 51.3 in January.A ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... share price index futures contract was up 38 points at 5,419. A private survey by Markit, the Markit Flash US Manufacturing index, rose to 56.7 from 53.7 in January. No major local economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Crown Resorts ...

Subjected to interpretation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Street - that took most equity markets around the world with it - earlier this week because market saw the ISM manufacturing index as bad - it didn't meet their expectations, it dropped to 51.3 in January when they were expecting only a slight dip to ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... investor to do? Do what Wall Street did, that's what... sit on his hands and wait. More data. The ISM non-manufacturing index increased to a reading of 54.0 in January, up 1.0 from December's 53.0 reading and better than the 53.5 markets' expected. Polar ...

Mmm bargains, hmm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... up in US factories and potentially confirms the slowing indicated in the previous day's disappointing ISM manufacturing index report. Having said that, it remains uncertain whether the US stats we looked at over the past few weeks and will be looking ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... the Nasdaq finished 2.6% in the red as fresh eco stats put a big question mark on the US recovery. The ISM manufacturing index fell to a reading of 51.3 in January - a razor sharp 5.2-point drop from December's 56.5 reading and the lowest level since ...

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... remain at 2.5% because of latest indications - retail sales, housing, unemployment rate, AiG Performance of Manufacturing index - suggest the economy is gently recovering. Governor Glen would also attempt to jawbone the still expensive Australian dollar. ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... disappointing retail sales report - up 0.1% in the month of July and 1.9% over the year - and the AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index that showed activity in the sector remained in contraction territory for the 26th straight month in August - points ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... was good. US construction spending and motor vehicle sales came in better than market expectations. The ISM manufacturing index peeked back up into expansion territory (50.9) in June with the strong gain in new orders indicating even stronger readings ...