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Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... again, one swallow does not a spring make. This as much was the same message conveyed in the employment components of the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices. The employment index of the ISM manufacturing survey increased to 54.7 in September ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... There are some 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 ...

Green lights on green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... Economics. The JP Morgan's global manufacturing PMI ("a composite index produced by JP Morgan and Markit in association with ISM and IFPSM") recorded a reading of 48.9 in September - the fourth straight month that the index had been below the 50 expansion/contraction ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... solid jump propelled by an unexpected positive reading on manufacturing sector activity in September. But the impact of the ISM's buoyant purchasing managers index reading - 51.5 last month compared to 49.6 in August - wore off in late trade, leaving ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... Big Ben ever needed 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 ...

Ben's turn to be super

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... helicopter by the financial 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 ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... "European Stocks 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 ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... their respective 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 ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... the euro itself. There is America. Recent economic indicators have been disappointing - most notably, the June drop in the ISM manufacturing index - one of the most reliable leading indicators of the US economy - into contraction territory and the disappointing ...

Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... confirm that the US economy and the world is slowing down - even threatening a double dip. The Institute for Supply Management' (ISM) index fell to 49.7% in June from 53.5 in the previous month and expectations for a 52.3 reading. America's manufacturing ...