STATUS CHECK COMMENTARY – OK, NO VOTER APATHY. WHAT’S NEXT?

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following is Monday’s status check of developments in the U.S. that can influence economic, health and political outcomes. ·        So many voters. So many of them early voters, about a hundred million. A nation’s electorate energized, an outpouring of civic determination. A tidal wave of turnout already accomplished and projected. And […]

ITALY’S CONTE: GOVT TO IMPLEMENT NEW MULTI-TIER COVID RESTRICTIONS

By Silvia Marchetti ROME (MaceNews)- Italy’s government will implement new anti-COVID restrictions in a bid to tackle the second pandemic wave that is rocking the country, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told parliament on Monday. “The pandemic is worsening. The government is forced to intervene with new measures through a multi-tier system based on regional contagion […]

DATA FLASH: US MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS IMPROVE FURTHER IN OCTOBER

–ISM Manufacturing Index Rose to 59.3 in October, Above Expectations–Sept Construction Spend Softer Than Expected; Residential Surged By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The October ISM index showed U.S. manufacturing sector activity improved further, showing extraordinarily strong expansion. The headline PMI index rose to 59.3 from 55.4 in September, well above expectations for a small […]

EUROZONE OCTOBER MANUFACTURING PMIS HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH

–Germany Accounts For Much Of Rise By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) — Business activity at European factories accelerated to a more than two-year high in October, according to purchasing managers’ indexes released by IHS Markit on Monday, confirming the European Central Bank’s forecast of continuing industrial strength. The Eurozone manufacturing PMI jumped to 54.8 last […]