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A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... to a reading of 2 from -1.7 in January; and average workweek increased to 4.1 from -4.2. The Empire State manufacturing survey revealed increases in both input prices (37.8 in Feb from 36.1 in Jan) and selling prices (19.4 from 17.6). This is the same ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... 1.3% fall in the previous month for its 13th straight month of year-on-year contraction. US Empire State manufacturing survey Manufacturing in the New York State started the fourth quarter of 2016 like it did the third quarter - weak or even weaker. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Empire State manufacturing survey Factory activity in the New York region softened in August with the Empire State manufacturing index falling to a reading of minus 4.21 in the month from 0.6 in the previous month and expectations for a 2.5 print. While ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
US Empire State manufacturing survey The latest update on the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released ...

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... yield on 10-year US Treasuries closed 5 bps lower to 2.15%. But let's not jump the gun here. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey, after all, tracks the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State and while it has a positive correlation with ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... release tonight along with the latest update on consumer sentiment, industrial production and the Empire State Manufacturing Survey. Then we can resume QE3 scoring.

Pleasant and nasty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... below expectations dip in the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index was offset by a spike in the Empire State manufacturing survey (one) and a drop in initial jobless claims (and a half). Similarly, stronger-than-expected US industrial production and ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... especially if the positive trend in retail sales continues. Maybe production has already started? The Empire State manufacturing survey jumped to 18.9 in September - the fastest in nearly two years - from only 12.1 in August. But many in the market remain ...

Vantage point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... improvement. Where Wall Street sat, it saw manufacturing activity in New York improving. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey jumped to -14.65 in April. More than halving last month's -38.23 reading and more than double expectations for a slight improvement ...

Morning market wrap: Data spurs strong gains in US stocks

... overnight, spurred by a survey showing stronger manufacturing activity in the state of New York. The Empire State manufacturing survey jumped 16.0 points to 26.8 in June - the highest level in the two-year history of the series - and helped investors ...
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