This report is getting more and more traction in the market all the time.

  • Main index and output at highest since May
  • Flash reading was 52.4
  • New orders at 53.6 vs 52.8 in flash reading (highest since June)
  • Employment at 52.6 unchanged from flash estimate

US manufacturing indexes have been all over the place this month. The ISM data is out in an hour at 1500 GMT.