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Healing US, crouching Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... the ISM non-manufacturing (or services) index also regained momentum, up 1.1 points over the month. The lead from the ISM index confirms consensus predictions for 2.5 per cent growth in US GDP next year. What's wrong with that? Surely for a mature economy ...

Same song

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index already telegraphed this earlier this month. But equities sold off when the ISM index was released because it dropped to 55.5 in July from 56.2 in the previous month. Never mind that it was still above the ...

Up, down, flat trading day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... overhaul of the health system and his plan to limit banks' size and their trading activity. Could just re-write the ISM index to say it has been above the 50 line for "only" two months and that we would need more months to confirm that the US service ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... manufacturing index rose to 47 in June - the highest since May last year - from 45.4 in the previous month. Like the ISM index, a reading below 50 indicates contraction. Rejoice? Lament? The same is true in Australia, where the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... quarter. While it may be too late for Australian and Asian markets to react upon, Saturday's US payrolls report and the ISM index will be significant market movers of financial market activity in Europe and the US. Markets expect to see a 75,000 fall ...

Morning market wrap: Manufacturing data propels US stocks higher

... following a report from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) which showed manufacturing activity surged in August. The ISM index jumped 3.9 points to 54.7, including gains in the production and new order components. The Nasdaq eventually ended the ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds under more pressure

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2003
... the two bonds ballooned to 362 points and the widest margin in over a decade. Second quarter GDP and payrolls and the ISM index for July are all scheduled for release this week. The rise in yields continues to hamper stocks, despite the latest round ...
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