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Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... 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 heard that bond auctions ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... indicates that America's services sector remains in expansion mode. This followed earlier reports that the ISM manufacturing index unexpectedly rose to 51.6 in September following a 50.6 reading in the previous month and expectations for a dip to 50.5. ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... 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 a good and reliable ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... depression) from one week to the next. Instead, tell me about the positive US yield curve or about the ISM manufacturing index - they both signal that America is not about to head the R path. You want positive equity market news. Tell me about the second ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... November - brought home "the US is slowing" point, particularly as it added to yesterday's disappointing ISM manufacturing index numbers and last week's poor US second quarter real GDP growth result. One thing I could say, it really feels like August ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... supply-chains resulting from Japan's 11 March calamity. The latest instalment being the rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to 55.3 in June from 53.5 in the previous month when markets were expecting a drop to 52. And sure enough, this coincides with ...

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... 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 reading above 50 still ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... strong durable goods orders, improving motor vehicles sales, and despite showing some easing in April, the ISM manufacturing index remained above 60 - much more than the level seen in the boom years (2006-2007) before the GFC. This is in stark contrast ...

Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... 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 and had been in expansion ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... to lead to a somewhat more rapid pace of economic recovery in 2011 than we saw last year." Last night's ISM manufacturing index report gave credence to Benny's words. The index rose to 61.4 in February from 60.8 in the previous month. This is the highest ...