Japanese composite PMI
U.S. Equities Withstand a Renewed U.S./Iranian Clash and Now Await April Jobs Report
May 8, 2026
In the Bizzaro landscape that has surrounded the Hormuz Strait impasse, the biggest clash between the U.S. and Iran in the current cease-fire followed shortly after hopeful words from President Trump that a deal to reopen that critical water passage may be reached soon. The U.S. attack on Iranian drone facilities clearly deals a blow […] More
Trump Comments, More PMI Surveys, and Some Central Bank Signals
November 6, 2017
President Trump in Japan returned to his call for “fair” bilateral trade relationships. To reduce Japan’s surplus with America, he’d like to see more Japanese buying of U.S. military equipment. Euroland’s service sector and composite purchasing managers indices slipped to a 2-month low of 55.0 and 56.0, respectively. Each result was revised up a tenth […] More
