Archive for May 4th, 2016

Deeper Analysis

U.S. PMI Advantage Versus Eurozone Widened Last Month

May 4, 2016

The U.S. non-manufacturing purchasing managers index rose 1.2 points to 55.7 in April, indicating the strongest growth so far this year.  Euroland’s services PMI was unchanged at 53.1, in contrast. Accordingly, their difference indicated in the third column of data below rose 1.2 points.  The manufacturing indices reported earlier this week had shifted 1.1 points […] More

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Trump Takes Giant Step Closer to Being America’s 45th President

May 4, 2016

Ted Cruz dropped out of the Republican race after losing to Donald Trump by a landslide margin in the Indiana primary.  The Democratic race is not over, by contrast, as Sanders unexpectedly beat Clinton in Indiana.  While Clinton leads by a big margin in the delegate count, she will be drawing criticism from both the […] More

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