Philly Fed manufacturing survey for december

Inputs from the Philly Fed surveys for December

Philly Fed manufacturing and non-manufacturing data are decelerating Philly Fed manufacturing survey for December Current Philadelphia area manufacturing activity has drilled down toward recession levels, while optimistic survey respondents see…

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Read more about the article ISM continues to decelerate

ISM continues to decelerate

The September ISM shows manufacturing continuing to weaken Of course, this is a forward looking economic indicator, so why would our friends at the inflation-fighting Federal Reserve take it or…

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Read more about the article ISM Continues to Fade

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 what some respondents have to…

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Read more about the article Philly Fed Bumps Up, With a Cost-Push Inflation Hint

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 expectation that manufacturers will be…

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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. Backlogs grew for the period…

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Read more about the article Strong Manufacturing & Strong Employment = ?

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 no surprise to anyone. It's…

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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... In early 2013 we noted…

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