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That anxious wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... Investors are ignoring recent US reports that are again surprising on the upside. There's the Empire State manufacturing index that in March rose to its highest level since June 2011. There's April industrial production growing at its fastest since December ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... all be without the biggest of 'em all - the good ol' US of A. There's good news there too. The Empire State Manufacturing Index jumped to a higher-than-expected 13.5 in January -- the highest since April - following a revised 8.2 in December. "You now ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... over the yuletide as retailers pass on this reduced cost to consumers. We don't have to, the Empire State manufacturing index has given us a first glimpse of this cheer - it, too, is expecting increased spending. The index rose to 0.6 in November, up ...

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 ...

Happy days are back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... three-quarters of them have beaten analysts' estimates." And there's good economic news too. The Empire State manufacturing index rose to 24.91 in February from 15.92 the previous month. A gain to 18.0 was expected. All components except for delivery ...

The I word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... looking around and seeing what's happening elsewhere in the economy? So what else is happening? The Empire State Manufacturing Index fell to 2.55 in December after four months of improvement. But more important for the 'I' word, while the prices paid ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... the same, the PPI report underscores the Fed's concern about rising inflationary pressures. The Empire State manufacturing index shows weak growth in the region continues, posting its fifth negative result over the past six months. The index rose in ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... figure of 6.6 per cent. Other news about a softening US economy came from the New York Fed's Empire State manufacturing index which came in stronger than anticipated rising to 22.9 from 13.8 in September. The employment measure increased from 12.5 to ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... (both of which are eroding the returns on their current holdings). In other news, the New York Empire State manufacturing index fell to 12.36 in May from 15.81 in the previous month - indicating that growth in this region is slowing. Expectations were ...