- Philly Fed Nonmanufacturing Index edged lower in September.
- US Dollar Index clings to modest daily gains above 93.60.
The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey dropped to 8 in September from 16.1 in August, the monthly data showed on Tuesday.
Key takeaways
“Wage and Benefit Cost Index dropped to 13.1 in September from 4.6 in August.”
“Firm-level Business Activity Index edged lower to 20.4 in September from 17.9 August.”
“New Orders Index fell to 8.5 in September from 11.6 in August.”
“Full-time Employment Index improved to 5.1 in September from -3.0 in August.”
Market reaction
The US Dollar Index showed no significant reaction to this data and was last seen gaining 0.12% on the day at 93.66.