RBA upbeat on labour market
Malta Independent
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 09:23
Last update: about 13 years ago
Data out of the US economic docket was positive yesterday, overall PMIs for the services sector were confirmed stronger than the earlier readings for the Month of April. The ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite rose to 55.2 from a previous 53.1 beating an expected 54.0 by a good margin. The positivity of the data helped risk appetite and consequently also drove demand for US equities higher that closed yesterday’s session in positive territory.