The muted rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to 48.3 in October, which left it only slightly higher that September’s decade low of 47.8, takes some of the shine off the better-than-expected payrolls data released earlier today. The drags on the economy from weak global growth and lingering trade uncertainty haven’t yet dissipated and we suspect that the Fed still has a little more work to do.
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