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Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... supply-chains resulting from Japan's 11 March calamity. The latest instalment being the rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to 55.3 in June from 53.5 in the previous month when markets were expecting a drop to 52. And sure enough, this coincides with ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... US June manufacturing data tonight. Ms Ong said local data released on Friday, including a performance of manufacturing index for June and new home sales for May, had not moved the market. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was weaker at noon. The ...

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... felt soon. In fact, we're already beginning to see signs of this. Latest data show that the Chicago Fed's manufacturing index rebounded 84.0 in May - the second highest reading in more than two years - from 83.6 in the previous month, a sign that Japan's ...

VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... signalling a contraction in manufacturing activity in the region. This is the same message from the Empire State Manufacturing Index released the previous day. Oh and by the way, Greece is still burning. But today is a brand new day. Today, financial ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... cent in May - unchanged from April and lower than its long-term average of 79.5 per cent. The Empire State Manufacturing Index plummeted to minus 7.8 in June - the lowest since last November - from plus 11.9 in May. Readings below zero signal a contraction ...

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... manufacturing and that a slowdown is what Beijing (and you and your uncle) wants. The same goes for the US ISM manufacturing index. Believe! For the index has fallen sharply from 60.4 in April to only 53.5 in May. Forget that any reading above 50 still ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... manufacturing activity to contract. The Australian Industry Group/PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) fell by 0.7 points in May to 47.7 - the third straight month that the index had been below the 50 expansion/contraction ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... strong durable goods orders, improving motor vehicles sales, and despite showing some easing in April, the ISM manufacturing index remained above 60 - much more than the level seen in the boom years (2006-2007) before the GFC. This is in stark contrast ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... rationales were selectively handpicked - jump in unemployment claims, disappointing Chicago and Richmond Fed manufacturing index, weak durable goods orders and falling house prices. And if that's not scary enough try another headline printing that Goldman ...

Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... thing to do particularly given the latest weaker-than-expected readings on US private employment, the ISM non-manufacturing index, jobless claims and productivity in recent days. Oh no! There won't be anyone buying commodities no more! Sell gold, sell ...