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Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
"Business is picking up as mandated restrictions seem to be easing and spring is right around the corner." "Higher levels of demand related to additional business reopening, and increased activity related to vaccination distribution." "Vaccination rates ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... quantitative tightening wrong from the first days of Jay Powell!" It's the latest update from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) which shows the manufacturing PMI fell to a reading of 48.1 in November - the fourth straight month indicating ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... by 0.9% -- on October 2 on the back of renewed recession fears, sparked by reports that the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped deeper into contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September - ...

Chief economist update: US recession on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... following day, as US recession fears came back to the fore. This time, sparked by reports that the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped deeper into contraction territory from 49.1 in August to a reading of 47.8 in September ...

Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... The US dollar will only get stronger given the still solid growth momentum in its economy - the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing PMI increased to a four-month high of 60.2 in June from 58.7 in May - and together with inflation now at ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... five months." If you think there's no stopping the Fed now, wait till you see the figures from the Institute of Supply Management. The ISM manufacturing index jumped to a reading of 60.8 in September - the highest in 13 years (May 2004) - from 58.8 in ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... only gauges business activity in New York State - it also has a tight correlation with the broader Institute of Supply Management (ISM) index which remained at a strong reading of 56.3 in July. Although measured inflation remains below target, stronger ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... negated the marginal fall in the manufacturing sector (51.5 from 52.0). These compare with the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) surveys that showed services jumping to 57.1 in September versus 51.4 in August and expectations for a rise to 52.7 and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... week's US data releases provided a "case for an increase in the federal funds rate", the latest Institute of Supply Management (ISM) survey of the manufacturing sector does not. The ISM manufacturing index dropped to a reading of 49.4 in August - indicating ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... confidence to fresh record lows and easing jobs growth to 17-month lows....or improved a lot - the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) non-manufacturing index jumped to 56.5 in June from 52.9 in May. This is sharply higher than market expectations ...
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