) PMI is Invested in America... businesses (PMI U.S.) are strongly committed to investing in America, with over $20 billion of PMI investments since 2022 majority-related to both acquiring and further investing in U.S ... "PMI U.S ... PMI U.S ... PMI U.S.
The rand strengthened nearly 13% against the US dollar over the past year, yet the domestic numbers remain weak. That disconnect won’t last forever ... .
Notably, the latest ISMPMI data fell to 47.9 in December last year, indicating that the bull market peak hasn’t occurred ... The analyst noted that the ISM PMI was still 47.9, below 50.
Meanwhile, the Chinese communist regime’s official data showed that China’s non-manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) remained in contraction in December.
The AbsaPMI fell by a further 1.5 points to 40.5 in December 2025, moving even deeper into contractionary territory and marking its lowest reading since 2020 ...S&PGlobal’s PMI echoed this downbeat assessment.