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ING: Corporate Pricing Power Is Back

DATA REACT

ING has a more inflationary angle than Wells Fargo (see 1317ET bullet) on today's durable goods order data. They write that "with order backlogs surging and customer inventories at record lows we are increasingly confident that corporate pricing power is back."

  • They point to unfilled non-transportation orders rising sharply, and note the most recent manufacturing ISM saw both backlogs and new orders soaring, while companies "know their customer inventories are at record lows" (see chart).
  • In other words, while stronger core durable goods orders are positive for growth over the next couple of quarters, there is no sign that inflationary pressures are going to let up soon.


Source: ING

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