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Chicago PMI Contracts: Weak ISM and Payrolls Next?

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 10:05 am

The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for the month of April came out as recessionary, or in contraction. This is yet another regional economic report confirming that weakness is ruling the roost. ...
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Chicago PMI Beats Expectations on Sharp Rise in New Orders

Posted: December 28, 2012 at 10:04 am

The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) (also called the Business Barometer) for the month of December rose from 50.4 in November to 51.6, the third consecutive monthly increase. A reading ...
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Chicago Purchasing Managers Back to Growth in November

Posted: November 30, 2012 at 10:13 am

Friday's reading from the Chicago Purchasing Managers managed to get back above the breakeven line into positive territory. The adjusted index rose to 50.4 in November, versus 49.9 in October. ...
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Chicago PMI Now Running at Recession Levels

Posted: September 28, 2012 at 9:56 am

The report for September's Chicago purchasing managers is a huge disappointment, and the report is sending stocks further south (DJIA -112 and S&P 500 -11). The adjusted index fell to ...
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Chicago PMI Dips, Led by Weaker Employment Data

Posted: July 31, 2012 at 10:04 am

The Chicago Federal Reserve's report on Midwest manufacturing this week showed some improvement, and now have only a very small conflicting report showing some mixed data from the region responsible ...
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Chicago PMI Report at 29-Month Low

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 10:36 am

The Chicago purchasing managers index (PMI) for the month of April fell from 62.2 in March to 56.2, the lowest reading since September 2009. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, ...
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GDP Slumps Toward Zero As Key Recent Momentum Ends

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 6:42 am

The consensus estimate for Q2 GDP is 1.6%, and there are a number of reasons to think that number will go to zero in the current quarter. The Q2 data ...
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Chicago PMI Follows the Rest: Wrong Way!

Posted: August 31, 2010 at 10:01 am

The reading for the Chicago Business Barometer for August just hit the lows of 2010.  The reading of 56.7 compares to a reading of 62.3 in July.  Dow Jones had ...
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