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Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... 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 months. ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... 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. Because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... 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 vacancies ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... 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 most since ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... 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 still below the 50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... retail trade data for April. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian performance of manufacturing index for May and the TD-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for June will be released. Also on Monday, the Housing Industry Association ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... commodity prices for March. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for April is also released. In company news, Macquarie Group Ltd releases its annual result. Woodside Petroleum ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... approvals data, both for February. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for March is released. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will publish its skilled job vacancies survey. ...

Chinese medicine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... 614,000 jobs that disappeared in the previous month. Similarly, the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index - a key indicator of activity in the US services, construction and financial sectors - fell to 41.6 last month from 42.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... news on Monday includes the Australian Industry Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers' Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for February, TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute's Inflation Gauge for February, the Australian Bureau ...