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Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... fragile. US retail sales and the leading index rose by more than expected but jobless claims, industrial production, the Empire State and Philly Fed indexes and housing disappointed. Microsoft, General Electric, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley topped ...

Better days are getting happier

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... its steady downtrend since hitting a high of 659K in March 2009. More jobs equals increased business activity. The Empire State general business conditions index rose to 20.21 in March - the highest level since June 2010 -- from 19.53 in the previous ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... And where would we 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 ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... eco stats were reported while we slept. Coming on the heels of yesterday's better-than expected retail sales and Empire State manufacturing reports, the Federal Reserve released industrial production figures that showed factory output advancing by 0.7% ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... discounts that could be had 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 ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... to 47.0 - the lowest level since 1980 -- from 47.4. This had been at 70 only last May. Then there's the Philly and Empire State manufacturing indices that point to continued contraction in the sector. And that's just in America. I don't think I have ...

Willing America into a dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... impending recession were hammered deeper into financial markets' psyche - and mine - after the recent falls in the Empire State and Philadelphia Fed manufacturing indices in August. Both are now at levels consistent with periods of US recessions. Alternatively ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... Sir Ben. It'll be release tonight along with the latest update on consumer sentiment, industrial production and the Empire State Manufacturing Survey. Then we can resume QE3 scoring.

VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... month before, 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 ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... at a slack 76.7 per 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 ...