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Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... whether to call her a Miss or a Mister), risks assets are running on high levels of good news testosterone. We have seen the ISM manufacturing index rebound to growth territory last week and the August Beige Book - a survey of America's 12 Federal Reserve ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... needed at this time. But is this the "beggar-thy-neighbour" policy of the Great Depression coming back to haunt? This economic ism is used to describe policy actions pursued by a country aimed at boosting its domestic economy but is a detriment to its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... uncertainty about how well Japan's newly elected Democrats will be able to govern and ahead of US indicators, including the ISM manufacturing index that was due later on Tuesday. Turnover for the Tokyo exchange's first section fell to Y1.2 trillion ($A15.24 ...

Priced, but not for a V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... recovery is what the index is at, at this present time. But the latest reading from the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing survey gives me greater confidence that the US recovery, and by extension the world - will be V-shaped. The ISM ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... leading indicator 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 ...

Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... on the wall. 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
... evidence that, 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 ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... have not 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 ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... system is certainly better positioned now to withstand GM. Don't stop me now. News out last night added to optimism. The US ISM manufacturing index - a leading indicator of the economy -- rose by more than expected in May. Although the 42.8 reading was ...

Make love not leverage

... G20 leaders are talking the talk. It is because of yet more signals that the comatose US economy is beginning to stir. The ISM manufacturing survey unexpectedly rose to 36.3 in March. Although still below the 50 expansion/contraction mark, the index's ...