March 2021 ISM and Markit Services Surveys Show Improvement
The ISM significantly improved and remained in expansion whilst the Markit PMI improved and advanced further into expansion.
Analyst Opinion of the ISM and Markit Services Survey
With the economy reopening, it comes as no surprise that both of these indices improved.
From Econoday:
Upturns in output and new orders accelerate to strong rates
Price gauges hit highest on record amid supply chain disruptions
Business optimism improves since February
March PMITM data indicated a substantial increase in business activity across the U.S. service sector, and one that was the steepest for almost seven years. Contributing to the marked upturn in output was the fastest expansion in new business for six years, reflecting strengthening client demand. Firms also registered a renewed rise in new export orders. Meanwhile, rates of input cost and output charge inflation reached fresh record peaks, as firms sought to pass on steep ris
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by Tyler Durden
Monday, Apr 05, 2021 - 08:00 AM
S&P futures surged and most Asian stocks climbed (Europe remains closed for Easter holiday) as investors digested Friday’s unexpectedly strong jobs report which showed the strongest jobs growth in seven months and could mark the beginning of the best annual economic growth in nearly four decades. Bond yields rose modestly after Friday s spike, while the dollar and gold were both unchanged.
At 730am, Dow E-minis were up 226 points, or 0.68%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 23 points, or 0.57% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 59.75 points, or 0.45%.
Futures tracking the small-cap, domestically focused Russell 2000 jumped about 1.5% as Friday’s report showed U.S. nonfarm payrolls surged by 916,000 jobs in March, well above 647,000 forecast by a Reuters poll of economists. Treasuries pulled back from a selloff last week, with the benchmark 10-year yield steadying around 1.71%. The pound appreciated to a two-week high against the dollar as Pri
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by Tyler Durden
Wednesday, Mar 03, 2021 - 08:01 AM
Once again market sentiment has reversed violently - or rather the opposite - overnight, with yesterday s late day spoo slump inspired by the short squeeze in Rocket Mortgage - which forced hedge funds to liquidate their best positions - being faded and on Wednesday Emini futures jumped 0.6%, global shares gained with European indexes echoed positive moves in Asia, as a recent retreat in Treasury yields fuelled demand for riskier assets. even though the 10Y has rebounded 5bps to 1.45% overnight as focus again turned back to the stimulus-fueled recovery from the pandemic. The MSCI world equity index gained 0.4% while oil halted its longest losing streak since December.