Manufacturing purchasing manager survey results
More Bad News Regarding Manufacturing
June 3, 2019
The Institute of Supply Management’s U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index fell by a further 0.7 index points to a 31-month low in May. Sub-indices for production, supply delivery times, inventories and order backlogs dropped by 1.0, 2.6, 2.0 and 6.7 points. Juxtaposed against a 0.2-point decline in the IHS-compiled Euroland PMI index to 47.7, the […] More
Oil Down but Bond Yields and Dollar Up
August 1, 2016
Many manufacturing purchasing managers surveys were published on this first day of the month. West Texas Intermediate crude oil sank 1.8% to $40.86 per barrel. Gold edged 0.2% lower. 10-year sovereign debt yields rose six basis points in Japan, 3 basis points in the U.S. and U.K., and two basis points in Germany. The dollar […] More
Happy New Year
January 2, 2012
New Year’s Day is the most widely shared holiday. Typically, markets are quite on this second day of January with many centers closed to observe the holiday. However, many manufacturing purchasing manager surveys were published, and these showed depressed conditions in Continental Europe but some pleasant surprises elsewhere. The dollar rose 0.3% against sterling, 0.2% […] More
