The US ISM Services PMI fell to 51.8 in October. The US Dollar Index stays deep in red territory below 105.50. Business activity in the US service sector expanded at a softening pace in October, with the ISM Services PMI declining to 51.8 from 53.6 in September.This reading came in …
Read More »US inflation expectations retreat from one-month high
US inflation expectations as per the 10-year and 5-year breakeven inflation rates according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) data, challenge the recently hawkish bias over the US Fed.The inflation precursors might have taken clues from the Fed policymakers’ dovish comments, including those from Chairman Jerome Powell, to challenge …
Read More »November’s ISM Services PMI Jumps To Record Reading
Headline ISM Service PMI rose to 69.1 in November. The new reading has marked a record-high going back to 1997 when the survey began. The Institute of Supply Management’s headline Services PMI index rose to a fresh record high at 69.1 in November versus forecasts for a modest fall to …
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