Manufacturing

The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) will be releasing the monthly non-manufacturing or service sector PMI for November today. Considered to be one of the high impact items, investors will be keeping a close watch. Economists… Read More

The US dollar tanked yesterday as the lSM Manufacturing reading for November came in below expectations. The index printed 48.1 last month, marking a contraction form the prior month’s 48.3 reading. Notably, the reading was also below the… Read More

The US Dollar was knocked lower again this week as a further bout of data weakness has put a fresh focus on a potential rate cut at the upcoming October FOMC. September's retail sales were heavily disappointing. The headline figure printed… Read More

Manufacturing Hit Again The August US ISM manufacturing data once again highlighted the ongoing damage from the US-China trade war. The index fell into contractionary territory for the first time since 2016. Following up on this, the… Read More

The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing PMI report for September is due later today. The closely watched gauge of manufacturing activity in the United States is forecast to show a rebound. Economists polled forecast that the… Read More

Markit will be releasing the forward-looking data this week, in the form of the flash manufacturing PMI for the United States. The preliminary results follow the business activity in the manufacturing sector for the month of July.… Read More

US factory orders are forecast to fall by more than half after rising strongly in March. Data from the US Commerce Department is expected to show a 1.0% decline on a month over month basis in April. Capturing the overall health of… Read More

Two weeks ago, the latest consumer price index data from Germany showed that inflation accelerated to its highest level in seven years in September. The official data which was released by the statistics agency, Destatis, showed that… Read More

The latest quarterly surveys from the Bank of Japan showed business sentiment among large manufacturers worsening for the third consecutive quarter. The declines came amid concerns about increasing trade uncertainty as well as the impact… Read More

The monthly PMI figures for the month of June signaled that the UK’s economy was poised for a rebound. Data from Markit/CIPS indicated a mixed report, but the overall factor was that business conditions were improving. Following the… Read More