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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... structural, fiscal, and monetary policies". US small business optimism It appears that the reported improvement in the US ISM manufacturing -- up to 51.8 in March from 49.5 in Feb -- and non-manufacturing - up to 59.8 from 57.8 -- indices still has to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... delays and tighter lending 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) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... decreased by 2.5% 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 ...

Janet's words stronger than BOJ and ECB bazookas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... But this isn't news 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 ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... Business (NFIB) last night is the latest addition to the run of disappointing stats - industrial production, factory orders, ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing, to name a few - released so far this year. The NFIB small business optimism index declined ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... interest rates this year. But US dollar strength is starting to negatively impact the US economy as evidenced by the latest ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys, durable goods orders, and just last night, the higher-than-expected 285K increase ...

US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... components of the report - business activity; new orders; employment -- exhibiting a similar weakening. This followed the ISM manufacturing survey (reported earlier this week) which printed at a lower than expected 48.2 in January - the fourth straight ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... earlier reported 1.8% 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 ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... manufacturing sector in New York State and while it has a positive correlation with the broader US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing survey, a walk back in history shows that the regional surveys - such as the Empire State one - are ...