US Chicago PMI Rises More than Forecast after Last Month’s Disappointment

Chicago PMI surged to a reading of 58.7 in May, up from 49.0 in April, according to data released Friday, marking the best reading in over a year, just a month after the worst reading in three-and-a-half years. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a 49.9 reading. The rebound was highlighted by a surge in production, order backlogs, employment and supplier deliveries from contraction to expansion. Earlier, ISM-Milwaukee said its regional index tumbled to 40.7 from 48.4 in April. Readings above 50 indicate expansion

via Marketwatch

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Alfonso Esparza

Alfonso Esparza

Senior Currency Analyst at Market Pulse
Alfonso Esparza specializes in macro forex strategies for North American and major currency pairs. Upon joining OANDA in 2007, Alfonso Esparza established the MarketPulseFX blog and he has since written extensively about central banks and global economic and political trends. Alfonso has also worked as a professional currency trader focused on North America and emerging markets. He has been published by The MarketWatch, Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail, and he also appears regularly as a guest commentator on networks including Bloomberg and BNN. He holds a finance degree from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and an MBA with a specialization on financial engineering and marketing from the University of Toronto.
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