Maks_Lab/iStock via Getty Images Global manufacturing continued to grow in March, according to PMI survey data, the rate of expansion slowing but displaying encouraging resilience in the face of surging energy prices and supply delays. However, the forward-looking indicators hint at these pressures playing a greater role in dampening growth in the months ahead. Manufacturing PMI dips on war impact...
Maks_Lab/iStock via Getty Images Global manufacturing continued to grow in March, according to PMI survey data, the rate of expansion slowing but displaying encouraging resilience in the face of surging energy prices and supply delays. However, the forward-looking indicators hint at these pressures playing a greater role in dampening growth in the months ahead. Manufacturing PMI dips on war impact The global manufacturing recovery has been knocked off course by the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Having risen to a 44-month high of 51.8 in February, the headline manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), sponsored by J.P. Morgan and compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, fell to 51.3 in March. While still above 50, the PMI remains in growth territory for an eighth successive month, and March’s reading was, in fact, the second-highest seen over the past 45 months. But the relative resilience of this headline indicator masks a more worrying picture of deteriorating demand growth, surging prices and supply chain delays, all of which threaten to push growth lower in the coming months. In the first instance, it should be borne in mind that the headline PMI is a composite of five survey variables. Of these five PMI components, the output index fell in March to signal a slowing of production growth to a three-month low, driven by a cooling of new orders growth globally. Order book growth in turn weakened due to a near-stalling of global trade flows, which represents a disappointing pullback in global goods export flows after February had seen the strongest rise for over four years. This change in the demand environment contributed to an ongoing reluctance to add to headcounts, with employment unchanged after two months of marginal gains as firms sought to reduce staffing overheads. Stocks of purchased inputs were also unchanged after having risen in February, likewise reflecting cost-cutting. However, the biggest change in the five variables which comprise the...
U.S. consumer confidence just hit one of its lowest levels in years; it's now sitting below where it was at the start of every recession since the University of Michigan began tracking it. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has dropped more than 8% from its all-time high set in late January, posting its worst stretch in over a year. But consumer confidence is just one of four warning s...
U.S. consumer confidence just hit one of its lowest levels in years; it's now sitting below where it was at the start of every recession since the University of Michigan began tracking it. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index has dropped more than 8% from its all-time high set in late January, posting its worst stretch in over a year. But consumer confidence is just one of four warning signs flashing at the same time right now, a combination that preceded the bear market of 2023 -- when the S&P 500 lost more than $7 trillion in value. The same mix happened in 2008 as well, before one of the worst market crashes of the modern era, when stock prices fell by more than 50%. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Biggest rises were in vegetable oil and sugar prices, which increased by 5% and 7% respectively Visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade Food prices rose sharply in March as war in the Middle East drove up energy prices and freight costs around the world, a UN report says. An index of food commodity prices by the UN’s food and agriculture organisation increased by 2.4% in March, its second con...
Biggest rises were in vegetable oil and sugar prices, which increased by 5% and 7% respectively Visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade Food prices rose sharply in March as war in the Middle East drove up energy prices and freight costs around the world, a UN report says. An index of food commodity prices by the UN’s food and agriculture organisation increased by 2.4% in March, its second consecutive monthly rise. Continue reading...
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Penguin Technologies is a tech stock trading at deep-value levels. Institutions are accumulating and analysts point to higher prices, how high can it get?
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The S&P 500 is down almost 9% from its January record high. Ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have triggered a spike in oil prices, which could stoke inflation for any products requiring transportation by land, air, or sea. As a result, investors are bracing for economic uncertainty and even a potential increase in interest rates. But throughout history, the S&P 500 has always recov...
The S&P 500 is down almost 9% from its January record high. Ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have triggered a spike in oil prices, which could stoke inflation for any products requiring transportation by land, air, or sea. As a result, investors are bracing for economic uncertainty and even a potential increase in interest rates. But throughout history, the S&P 500 has always recovered to new highs over the long term, so periods of weakness have actually been great buying opportunities. This time probably won't be different, so investors who are sitting on cash might want to put it to work. Below, I'll share two popular Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to consider buying during the stock market sell-off. Continue reading