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| | | ... rationales for this. The upbeat news on the US economy underscored by the generation of 162,000 jobs in March, expanding manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity, stronger chain store sales, better company profit forecasts, etcetera, etcetera. Market ... |
| | | | ... February data. AMP Capital Investors chief economist Shane Oliver said the encouraging jobs report, some upbeat US manufacturing figures and firmer commodities prices suggested a positive start on the local bourse on Tuesday. But Dr Oliver said the Reserve ... |
| | | | ... Institute inflation gauge for March is due, as is the Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers performance of manufacturing index (PMI) for March. There are no company items scheduled on Thursday. The Australian share market finished lower on ... |
| | | | ... 3,211 contracts. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers performance of manufacturing index (PMI) is due. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its financial aggregates data for February. The Australian ... |
| | | | ... concerns amongst executives, including those working in industries such as finance, insurance, food and beverage manufacturing and government. The lessening pressure of the GFC has meant an increase in risk concerns that affect business growth, such ... |
| | | | ... saw the major indices climb. Okay that's good enough. There's an explanation for that. It's because the ISM non-manufacturing index rose to 53.0 in February from 50.5 in the previous month. I could stress the fact that it was higher than expectations ... |
| | | | ... been factored in into market pricing. Last is one of my favourite leading indicators for the US economy - the ISM manufacturing index. Uh...oh, it's weaker than expected. The index printed 56.2 in February, down from 58.4 in the previous month and expectations ... |
| | | | ... exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period." The Chicago PMI - a leading indicator of the ISM manufacturing index - printed strong February, much more than markets were expecting. The bad in the good data. US fourth quarter ... |
| | | | ... statistic? Other stats may confirm the US consumer's renewed depression but others are more optimistic. The ISM manufacturing index - a good leading indicator of the economy - has been above the 50 expansion/contraction mark since August last year, and ... |
| | | | ... rallied for four straight days on upbeat earnings news, including some from retailers, and on improving housing and manufacturing numbers. That rally has ended this week in response to a growing pile of disappointing consumer news, including retail earnings ... |
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