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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... remained in contraction. A 3.2 point drop in new orders sent into contraction with an index reading of 48.3 in September. US ISM manufacturing index Factory activity in the US bounced back into expansion territory in September as indicated by the ISM ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... June. The annual growth in retail sales have been in trend decline since peaking at a 4.9% rate back in June last year. US ISM manufacturing index While most of this week's US data releases provided a "case for an increase in the federal funds rate" ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... year-on-year economic growth rate ahead of the US (2.0%), the Eurozone (1.5%), the United Kingdom (2.0%) and Japan (-0.05%). US ISM manufacturing index Contrary to indications of weakening manufacturing activity contained in regional PMI reports - and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... structural, fiscal, and monetary policies". US small business optimism It appears that the reported improvement in the US ISM manufacturing -- up to 51.8 in March from 49.5 in Feb -- and non-manufacturing - up to 59.8 from 57.8 -- indices still has to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... delays and tighter lending conditions for investors were other factors seen as constraining residential market conditions." US ISM non-manufacturing index After easing in the first two months of this year, the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) ...

September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... surprisingly strong report on U.S. service-sector growth Wednesday morning". Yup, that's it financial markets saw the surge in the US ISM Non-Manufacturing index in July - economy is gaining momentum - and they heard Lockhart talk of a September lift-off ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... whether or not this would happen, but it's still nice to dream. A number of nasties hit across the Atlantic though. The US ISM manufacturing index - what I consider the most reliable leading indicator of the Amererican economy - slowed to 50.7 in April ...

Three chances to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... boring. Dull, in the sense that they provide no fresh indications to what we already know - and that is that we don't. The US ISM non-manufacturing index eased to a lower than expected 54.2 in October from 55.1 in the previous month. The US services ...

Green lights on green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... employment shows a "change of direction" from downing to upping, and at 50.7 is now above the expansion mark. And oh, the US ISM manufacuring index -- that reliable leading indicator of the US economy -- has jumped above 50 (51.5) in September from 49.6 ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... their respective economies continue to lose momentum. While up a bit to 49.8 in July from 49.7 in the previous month, the US ISM manufacturing index remained under the 50 expansion/contraction line. Perhaps Uncle Ben's also waiting for tomorrow's non-farm ...
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