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ISM Report Flashing Warning Signs? | S2 E037 | 05-01-25
📊 The ISM Report Is Flashing a Warning. Should the Fed Worry?
In this episode of Markets with Megan, CIO Megan Horneman breaks down the latest ISM Manufacturing data—and why it may be signaling deeper weakness in the economy than the headline GDP suggests.
With the ISM index contracting and employment trends softening, this key leading indicator is painting a very different picture than consumer data. Megan explains how the Fed interprets ISM reports, why a rate cut is still unlikely despite manufacturing softness, and how markets are misreading the signals.
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What the ISM…
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