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Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... 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 August ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... dropped to 7.8% from 9.5%. Not only is consumer sentiment going onwards and upwards, the manufacturing sector is too. The ISM manufacturing index rose to a reading of 58.8 in August from 56.3 in the previous month. This is better than market expectations ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... 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 economic ...

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 ...

Too much ado about Fed reinvesting nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... as no surprise for Wall Streeters saw the latest updates on the US economy... and they were good. While both the Markit and ISM surveys of the US non-manufacturing sector came in lower than market expectations in March, they remained well-above the 50-line ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... continuing to evolve in line with our expectations". The latest February payrolls numbers aren't out yet but the lead from the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys portends another strong result following January's stronger-than-expected 227K ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... 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 month ...

Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... for a 101.0 print and represents the highest level since July 2007 (111.94) - before the 'Great Recession'. There's also the ISM and Markit manufacturing surveys that indicated increasing expansion in the manufacturing sector notwithstanding the US dollar ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... 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 this ...

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 ...