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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... in regional PMI reports - and flat activity indicated by the Markit US manufacturing PMI - the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index pointed to accelerating activity in the US manufacturing sector. The ISM manufacturing index increased ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... Markit's US PMI measure is consistent with that of the US' official manufacturing survey - the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index (due out 1 June) - if not more positive. The ISM manufacturing index had only fallen into contraction ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... for a gentle easing to a plus 7.0 reading. While this survey plays second fiddle to the broader Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index - the two are closely correlated (although the Empire State measure is more volatile - suggesting ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... conditions." US ISM non-manufacturing index After easing in the first two months of this year, the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index rebounded strongly to a reading of 54.5 in March from 53.4 in the previous month -- more ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... earlier reported 1.8% drop in industrial production in December and the negative lead from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index that fell further away from the 50 expansion/contraction line - down to 48.2 in December from 48.6 ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... financial market, last night's double boo boo on Wall Street should cast those doubts aside. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) released its manufacturing index for May last night. Markets expected a reading of 55.5 - up from April's 54.9. ISM ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... continues to gain momentum indicating that the US economy hasn't been iced as markets thought when the Institute of Supply Management released its manufacturing survey earlier this week. You beauty! All's swell tinker bell. That is, if you ignore that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... pushed up their expectations for when the Fed could scale back the program in light of a strong Institute of Supply Management reading on manufacturing activity in November. The ISM purchasing managers index for November rose to 57.3 from 56.4 the previous ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... 51.1 in September, the highest reading since April 2012. US manufacturing PMI for October from the Institute of Supply Management rose to 56.4 per cent from 56.2 per cent in September. Analysts expected the index to decline to 55.0. The three largest ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... serve as bit actors to support Wall Street's reaction to the latest rhetoric on that cliff. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported that its non-manufacturing index rose to 54.7 in November from 54.2 in the previous. This is good and supportive ...