ISM SERVICES SEEN EASING SLIGHTLY AS PRICE PRESSURES RISE
September ISM Services PMI is expected at 55.0, down slightly from 55.4 in August.
Employment is seen improving to 48.8 from 47.8, while New Orders are expected to ease to 60.3 from 60.9.
The bigger focus is inflation: Prices Paid is expected to rise to a fresh 50-month high of 73.3 from 72.6, reinforcing signs of renewed service-sector price pressures.