2026-01-05 08:29:26

Tonight at 23:00, the US December ISM Manufacturing PMI data will be released — this time, the data might provide some new signals for the long-struggling global economy.

To be honest, the US manufacturing sector is not doing well right now. It has been hovering below the 50 expansion/contraction line for over 8 consecutive months. What does this mean? Contraction. The pressure from tariff policies is also coming in waves — automakers like Ford and General Motors alone are expected to lose over $7 billion in tariffs by 2025. Durable goods manufacturers are even more aggressive, cutting jobs directly to stop the bleeding, with the entire manufacturing sector expected to cut over 33,000 jobs by 2025. AI substitution combined with rising costs is accelerating the disappearance of high-end positions.

The question now is: can the manufacturing sector crawl out of this quagmire? Is this a sign of stabilization and recovery, or will the momentum of revival continue to weaken? The answer will be revealed tonight. How this data moves will basically determine how the global markets interpret the economic outlook next. Stay tuned.

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NoodlesOrTokens

· 01-07 20:12

The fire of American manufacturing is almost out. If tonight's data still breaks 50, I'll be laughing.

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HodlVeteran

· 01-07 13:37

Another night of gambling, brothers... struggling below the boom and bust line for over 8 consecutive months. I'm very familiar with this rhythm; I was trapped like this in 2018. When the PMI data is released, either global retail investors cheer and rejoice, or another wave of warning signals to step into a trap. Anyway, retail investors are just the bagholders. Fasten your seatbelts, everyone, as the bear market's speed bump has arrived.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 01-06 18:45

Ford and General Motors are directly drained of 7 billion by tariffs—how can they even operate like this?

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SnapshotLaborer

· 01-05 08:59

Tariffs have been imposed, causing car manufacturers to collapse immediately. Now, it all depends on whether the PMI can save the day.

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GetRichLeek

· 01-05 08:58

Damn, it's another big data release that's going to dump the market... We've been hovering below 50 for 8 months, still thinking about bottom fishing? I think if the PMI doesn't show improvement this time, Bitcoin will definitely break below 32,000.

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GateUser-26d7f434

· 01-05 08:48

The current state of manufacturing is really starting to be unsustainable. Sitting below the boom-and-bust line for eight months straight, with wave after wave of tariffs hitting, Ford and General Motors are directly suffering heavy losses. We've seen this tactic of layoffs to stop the bleeding many times before. If tonight's data remains weak, it will be incredibly painful.

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MissedTheBoat

· 01-05 08:33

Ford and General Motors are both hit hard by tariffs. If the PMI data tonight still breaks 50, US stocks might face another wave of decline.

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