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Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... have expected. Just yesterday, we saw better-than-expected results in the PMI's of China, Europe and the UK. Sure, the US ISM manufacturing index (America's PMI) missed expectations but at 54.1 - it certainly remains in expansion mode. Plus, have you ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... overnight, but at least they have hard, solid evidence to back their move - economic stats came in better than expectations. The US ISM non-manufacturing index came in at 53 in September - better than the 52.8 drop markets expected. While this is down ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... exactly, the 'in sickness and in health' Greece married, is it? Good thing, things seemed to improving in America. The US ISM manufacturing index rose to 51.6 last month from 50.6 in August - better than expectations for a dip to 50.5. This index is ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... risk of delinquency." Financial markets paid no heed. There's also unpleasant news in the mighty US of A last night. The US ISM non-manufacturing survey fell to 53.3 in June - much more than the drop to 53.7 markets expected - from 54.6 in May. Hey ...

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... expansion in Chinese manufacturing and that a slowdown is what Beijing (and you and your uncle) wants. The same goes for the US ISM manufacturing index. Believe! For the index has fallen sharply from 60.4 in April to only 53.5 in May. Forget that any ...

Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... than by 24.1 per cent increase in the price of base (or industrial) metals over the same period. Continued advances in the US ISM manufacturing index further confirms the improving global outlook. This index is a good leading indicator of the US economy ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... system is certainly 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 ...
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