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Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... less than expected 133,000 in May. Weekly jobless claims increased by 10 grand last week. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago index fell to 52.7 in May - the lowest since September 2009 - from 56.2 in April. Double-dip anyone? In Europe, while ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... payrolls in March? Those thinking it would point to last night's worse-than-expected drop in the Institute for Supply Management non-manufacturing index. The index dropped to 53.5% in April. Although it indicates that America's service sector continued ...

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... back to America. Wall Street 1st of May gain was prompted by a better than expected update of the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index - it rose to 54.8 in April from 53.4 in the previous month when most are expecting a decline ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 4.08 (0.13 per cent) to 3,050.44. The market got its charge from the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index, which registered a solid jump for April, rising to 54.8 per cent from 53.4 per cent in March. Analysts ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... will be revealed on the 9th of this month. Our dear Sisyphus also got help from good US stats. The Institute of Supply Management Index moved further up the expansion line in November. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index jumped by more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... cent. Traders took little encouragement on Thursday from a stronger manufacturing report. The Institute for Supply Management said that manufacturing grew last month at the fastest pace since June. LONDON - European shares slid, giving up some of the ...

Tell someone who cares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... the positives. There were some out of America. There was the bigger-than-expected increase in the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index. It jumped to 52.7 in November against expectations of 51.8 and the previous month's reading of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... Chinese purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 50.4 in October from 51.2 in September. The Institute of Supply Management reported slowing growth in the US manufacturing sector in October: its PMI index reading slipped to 50.8 per cent from 51.6 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... but reflected softness in manufacturing and in the US labour market. In the United States, the Institute for Supply Management put the reading for its monthly manufacturing survey at 50.6 per cent, lower than in July but above analysts' expectations. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... Composite edged up 3.35 points (0.13 per cent) to close at 2,579.46. Markets got a lift when the Institute of Supply Management-Chicago reported that its purchasing managers' index came in at 56.5 in August, above analysts' forecasts. Any number greater ...