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V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... of activity -- in the major economies reported overnight. In the US, the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index rose to 48.9 in July - a few points below the 50 expansion/contraction line. But subscribers to our Vantage Point publication ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Monday, after US markets rose to a nine-month high overnight as manufacturing, housing and banking reports suggesting that the economy is gaining strength. At 0716 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... economic news, the Australian Industry Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers release their Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for July. ANZ releases its job advertisements survey for July. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its index ...

Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... This is consistent with the end of recession signalled by the rebound in the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index -- discussed earlier this month in Financial Standard's Vantage Point publication. Earnings...check. Economics...check. ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... albeit slow, the system continues to heal and that the worst is passed. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index (released overnight) and the manufacturing index (released last week) have both steadily improved over the past few ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... improved enough to suggest that an economic recovery is imminent. Take for instance, last night's increase in the ISM manufacturing index to 44.8 in June - the highest in 10 months and the sixth consecutive monthly rise -- from 42.8 in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade in goods and services data and manufacturing production data, both for May. The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender of $900 million in Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... index of commodity prices for May. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for June is due. The Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations releases a its job ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... second straight month in May - the best two-month performance since November and December 2001. The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for June jumped to its highest level since September 2008. Continuing claims for unemployment insurance fell the ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... And a recovery brings with it increased demand for crude as consumers start consuming again and factories start manufacturing stuffs anew...and then there's China. OPEC. There are indications that although OPEC has not lowered its production quota at ...