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Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... five months." If you think there's no stopping the Fed now, wait till you see the figures from the Institute of Supply Management. The ISM manufacturing index jumped to a reading of 60.8 in September - the highest in 13 years (May 2004) - from 58.8 in ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... only gauges business activity in New York State - it also has a tight correlation with the broader Institute of Supply Management (ISM) index which remained at a strong reading of 56.3 in July. Although measured inflation remains below target, stronger ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/not-so-happy-eofy-for-the-all-ords-100194081). First stop, America. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing jumped from a reading of 54.9 in May to 57.8 in June. This is greater than market expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... has slowed, conditions remain supportive of ongoing recovery". US non-manufacturing survey The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index surged to 57.2 in November - the highest reading since April 2015 -- from 54.8 in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... month. Average wages slowed to a reading of 53.8 from 59.0 in October. US manufacturing survey The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index rose to 53.2 in November from 51.9 in the previous month. This is the highest reading since June ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... increases with selling prices dropping by 4.4 points to 47.9 in October. US manufacturing PMI The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index increased to 51.9 in October from 51.5. While better than market expectations for a rise to 51.6 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... negated the marginal fall in the manufacturing sector (51.5 from 52.0). These compare with the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) surveys that showed services jumping to 57.1 in September versus 51.4 in August and expectations for a rise to 52.7 and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... week's US data releases provided a "case for an increase in the federal funds rate", the latest Institute of Supply Management (ISM) survey of the manufacturing sector does not. The ISM manufacturing index dropped to a reading of 49.4 in August - indicating ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... confidence to fresh record lows and easing jobs growth to 17-month lows....or improved a lot - the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) non-manufacturing index jumped to 56.5 in June from 52.9 in May. This is sharply higher than market expectations ...

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 ...