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Feeding the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... may be ignoring the US at their own risk. America's economy is slowly coming back on track. The Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing and services survey, housing, productivity and personal consumption -- released last week -- painted ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... years, expanding in April for the ninth consecutive month, an industry survey said on Monday. The Institute for Supply Management said its monthly survey of managers showed a manufacturing recovery that was "quite strong," and which pointed to further ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... followed an upbeat report on services industries and more takeover news earlier in the day. The Institute for Supply Management said its services index for February rose to 53 from 50.5 in January. Economists had forecast a rise to 51. Growth in services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... two-day rally after growth in the United States' services sector fell short of expectations. The Institute for Supply Management said its index of service activity rose to 50.5 in January from a revised 49.8 in December. The January reading was below ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... maybe. More on this later. For now let's look at the recently released manufacturing numbers. The US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index rose to 58.4 in January from 55.9 the previous month to its highest pace since August 2004. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... about the economy's ability to recover. Major stock indicators traded mixed on Thursday after the Institute for Supply Management said its index of activity in the service industry fell to 48.7 in November from 50.6 in October. That's well below the ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... so the 1 October fall in stock market prices is explained by last night's US data releases. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index disappointed expectations, falling to 52.6 in September from 52.9 in the previous month. Interpretation ...

Priced, but not for a V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... a slow recovery is what the index is at, at this present time. But the latest reading from the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing survey gives me greater confidence that the US recovery, and by extension the world - will be V-shaped. ...

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. ...