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Forex Trading: US ISM comes in at lowest since June 1980

Greg Michalowski — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:06:04 -0500

The index comes in at 32.4 versus expectetion of 35.4. This is the lowest reading since June 1980.

Components showed the following changes from November to December.

Forex News: ISM Non-Manufacturing comes in weaker than expected

Greg Michalowski — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:08:21 -0500

The ISM Non Manufacturing came in weaker than expected. This is leading to a weakening of the US dollar.

Forex News: Non Manufacturing ISM comes out as expected

Greg Michalowski — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:31:32 -0400

The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index came in at 50.2 versus 50.0 Expected.

Forex Trading - ISM above expectations at 50.0

Forex Bob — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:05:18 -0400

price paid lower form last month at 88.5
Dollar rangey after the release - Dow still touch soft today -50

Forex News: ISM Much weaker than expected

Greg Michalowski — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:02:18 -0400

Comes in at 48.2 versus 51 expected. Much weaker than expectations

Forex Trading: Stocks up on better than expected ISM

Greg Michalowski — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:39:36 -0400

The stocks are up on the better than expected ISM. This has propeled the risk carry trades higher, and caused a bid in the USD. USDJPY has moved above the March 25 high at 101.03 and also now above the lows on 7th and 11th of March at 101.41. Watch this level for buyers. On the top 102.20 is the next level of resistance.

EURUSD stayed below the 50% level and now targets th 61.8% retracement support level at 1.5554. Watch this level.

Forex News:ISM comes in at 48.6. Prices Paid 83.5.

Greg Michalowski — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:12:45 -0400

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                                  March   Feb.
                                  2008    2008
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Manufacturing index   48.6    48.3
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Prices paid                83.5 75.5 Higher
Production                48.7 50.7    Lower
New orders                46.5 49.1    Lower
Backlog of orders       47.5 45.0    Higher
Supplier deliveries      53.6 50.1   Higher
Inventories                44.9 45.4    UNC

Factory Orders -2.5%. ISM Non Manufacturing 49.3.

Greg Michalowski — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:06:04 -0500

The ISM was stronger than expected while Factory Orders were as expected. The Stocks have rallied off the better service number and caused the USDJPY to test top side 100 hour moving average. The GBPJPY has also surged and is now above 206.00.

Forex News: ISM for March comes in at 48.3

Greg Michalowski — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:00:21 -0500

As expected, but not worse than expected which was probably how the market was pricing the release.

New orders decreased to 49.1 from 49.5.

Production dropped to 50.7 from 55.2.

Supplier deliveries fell to 50.1 from 52.8 in the prior month.

The Prices paid decreased to 75.5 from 76 in January. However this was higher than the forecast of 73.

Export orders decreased to 56 from 58.5, showing foreign demand is still growing.

Inventories declined to 45.4 from 49.1.

Employment declined to 46 from 47.1.

Forex News: ISM to be released at 10:00 AM

Greg Michalowski — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:57:38 -0500

Expectations are for the headline figure to decline to 48, the lowest level since April 2003