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The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... the data improvement we saw last week continue. Yup, those ones showing the US manufacturing and services sector expanding (ISM indices) in September, consumers buying 8% more cars in the month and construction spending reversing its 1.4% decline in ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... overnight, but at least they have hard, solid evidence to back their move - economic stats came in better than expectations. The US ISM non-manufacturing index came in at 53 in September - better than the 52.8 drop markets expected. While this is down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... boost from economic data that, while not demonstrating a strong economy, argued against the idea of a second recession. The ISM index on the service economy in September fell slightly to 53 from 53.3 the previous month, still in positive growth territory ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... exactly, the 'in sickness and in health' Greece married, is it? Good thing, things seemed to improving in America. The US ISM manufacturing index rose to 51.6 last month from 50.6 in August - better than expectations for a dip to 50.5. This index is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... dropped to a historic low of 1.929 per cent before bouncing back. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions. The ISM index of non-manufacturing activity rose to 53.3 per cent last month, up from 52.7 per cent in July. Any level above 50 indicates ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... recession (maybe even deep depression) from one week to the next. Instead, tell me about the positive US yield curve or about the ISM manufacturing index - they both signal that America is not about to head the R path. You want positive equity market ...

Ready to turn on the tap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... the zero line while we slept, despite more stats giving credence to 'the US is heading for another recession' scenario. The ISM non-manufacturing survey declined to 52.7 in July from 53.3 in the previous month. Consensus expected a gain to 53.5. The ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... increase since last November - brought home "the US is slowing" point, particularly as it added to yesterday's disappointing ISM manufacturing index numbers and last week's poor US second quarter real GDP growth result. One thing I could say, it really ...

Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... fear now that the deal is done and voila, here we are. A sharp 4.4-point drop in the US Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index took the thunder off the deal news. The index fell to 50.9 in July - still above the 50 expansion/contraction ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... risk of delinquency." Financial markets paid no heed. There's also unpleasant news in the mighty US of A last night. The US ISM non-manufacturing survey fell to 53.3 in June - much more than the drop to 53.7 markets expected - from 54.6 in May. Hey ...

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