On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Quantitative Investment Strategist Abraham Robison and Rob Cittadini, senior director, U.S. institutional, discussed contraction in the U.S. manufacturing sector, the U.S. employment report for September and the importance of a globally diversified portfolio.
U.S. manufacturing contracts, rattling markets
The Institute for Supply Management's ((ISM)) manufacturing purchasing managers' index ((PMI)) slipped to a level of 47.8 in September, further extending the U.S. manufacturing sector's slide into contraction. A reading below 50 indicates contractionary conditions, Robison noted, adding that the manufacturing sector had already dipped below 50 in