The financial turmoil in the Euro Area is beginning to take its toll on manufacturing production. Signs of a worldwide slowdown in manufacturing are becoming apparent in purchasing managers' appraisals of the outlook. The September [...]
Global| Oct 03 2011European Financial Woes And Manufacturing Production
- Global| Oct 03 2011
Japan’s Tankan rebounds but remains short of its Q1 reading
Japan’s Tankan reading has risen from its recession lows and the outlook is up in Q3. While the rebound is the firm for large companies it is progressively more guarded as the size of the enterprise surveyed geos down. But the actual [...]
- Global| Oct 03 2011
U.S. ISM Factory Index Recovers Marginally
Downward momentum in factory sector activity stabilized last month. The Institute for Supply Management reported that its September Composite Index of factory sector activity rose slightly to 51.6 from an unrevised 50.6 in August. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Oct 03 2011
U.S. Construction Spending Jumps
Volatility has been great in the monthly construction put-in-place figures, but there has been some trend improvement. During August, activity rose 1.4% after a little-revised 1.4% July decline. The monthly rise lifted activity 4.8% [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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