ECONOMICS - ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX CLIMBS TO 50.7

The ISM Manufacturing index report is out and it's a slight beat. Click Here For Updates > The headline number climbed to 50.7 from 49.5 in Novemer. This was higher than the 50.4 economistswere looking for. A reading above 50 signals expansion. Earlier this morning, Markit US PMI surprised to the upside, coming in at 54.0, up from 52.8 a month ago. From the ISM: (Tempe, Arizona) - Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in Dece ...

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