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Richmond Fed Index Tilts Balance To Further Mfg Deterioration In May

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  • The Richmond Fed mfg index was softer than expected in May at -15 (cons -8) after -10, which aside from the -16 of Feb is the lowest this cycle and outside of Apr/May’20 is the lowest since early 2009.
  • The survey adds support to misses from last week’s Empire (-31.8 vs cons -3.9) and today’s mfg PMI (48.5 vs cons 50.0), with the Philly Fed beat (-10.4 vs cons -20.0) looking like the odd one out for now.
  • Service indicators coming in stronger than expected and price pressures still elevated, as shown by today’s service PMI, keep the pressure on the Fed but recent manufacturing surveys are a timely reminder of the continued strains facing the sector.


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