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V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... - a leading indicator of activity -- in the major economies reported overnight. In the US, the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index rose to 48.9 in July - a few points below the 50 expansion/contraction line. But subscribers to ...

Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... writing's on the wall. This is consistent with the end of recession signalled by the rebound in the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index -- discussed earlier this month in Financial Standard's Vantage Point publication. Earnings...check. ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... provide evidence that, albeit slow, the system continues to heal and that the worst is passed. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index (released overnight) and the manufacturing index (released last week) have both steadily improved ...

Chinese medicine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... lost in February on top of the 614,000 jobs that disappeared in the previous month. Similarly, the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index - a key indicator of activity in the US services, construction and financial sectors - fell ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
... yesterday's close of 93.790, while the three-year contract was at 93.550 from 93.580. Overnight, the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) non-manufacturing index rose one point to 60.7 for June, well above market expectations of a 57.5-point score ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... moderate slowdown in growth from strong levels but that inflation really is becoming a problem. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index declined to 60.1 in May from 63.0 in the previous month. All of the index's components remained ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... major domestic releases include updates on retail sales and capital spending. US payrolls and the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index are among the significant data releases offshore.

Daily economic update

... real GDP. Forward indicators also indicate that there is no slowing yet in the US economy. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index rose to 63.0 in April - the highest since October last year -- from 60.4 in the previous month. ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... growth in first quarter real GDP - the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2003 - the latest Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing survey depicts continued growth in the sector. The ISM manufacturing index rose to 57.3 in April - the ...

Daily economic update

... appears to be slowing from a fast pace. This index does not have a good correlation to the national Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index. The US Federal Reserve reported that industrial production rose by 0.6 per cent in March following ...