Details of the September 2015 ISM non-manufacturing PMI data report 5 October 2015

  • Prior 59.0
  • Business activity 60.2 vs 61.4 exp. Prior 63.9
  • Employment 58.3 vs 56.0 prior
  • New orders 56.7 vs 63.4 prior
  • Prices paid 48.4 vs 50.8 prior

Some positive factors to take away from the report are employment and export orders rising. Overall comments are more upbeat than downbeat

Price wise the dollar's a little softer by around 10 pips. There's not much here for the rate traders to get into but the disappointment of a softer report may win out