ISM’s Report on Business (RoB) blisters upward, but… My former residence within the real economy was right here, in the manufacturing base. I don’t miss
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ISM Continues to Fade
Here is the full ISM Report on Business if you’d like to check it out. Here are the concerning items I’ve marked up… Here are
Philly Fed Bumps Up, With a Cost-Push Inflation Hint
It’s just one region, but the Philly Fed’s Manufacturing survey bumped up in its most recent reading. The thing I find most interesting is the
Looking Into the ISM Manufacturing Report
The PMI declined again in August and it was not just due to less important readings like Production or Deliveries. The key failures are highlighted.
Strong Manufacturing & Strong Employment = ?
Strong economy! Okay, now that we have that out of the way the futures reversed this morning on the jobs report that should have been
A Routine Look at the Empire Survey Morphs Into a Mini Screed
Full report here From NY Fed: Business activity grew at a solid clip in New York State, according to firms responding to the April 2018
As Good as it Gets; Like 2000 With a Twist
With the Semiconductor sector below but hailing its all-time highs, a lot of images come to mind; chief among them the 1999-2000 stock market bubble…
Deflation: A Manufacturer’s View (2004)
I am posting this article written pre-NFTRH, in 2004 (but since destroyed on the server when I accidentally blew up Biiwii.com‘s database last year).* This
October ISM: PMI Steady at 51.9%
ISM is not going to move many needles one way or the other with this report. I’ve highlighted the important items. New orders eased but
ISM Manufacturing is Wobbling @ PMI 49.4%; Early Economic Alert?
The weak ISM headline number (PMI) was an excuse for bonds and precious metals to bounce and the US dollar to drop today. It evidently
Meanwhile, ‘Push’ Inflation Brews in US?
The ISM RoB continues on our theme of inflationary growth, as first indicated in the Semiconductor Equipment sector while everyone was freaking out about the
Empire: Manufacturing Bounce
[edit] Yikes… a blogger’s worst nightmare. I had ‘Dallas Fed’ on the brain due to publishing a post by former Dallas Fed associate Danielle DiMartino