The closely-followed Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing PMI, which tracks the health of the factory sector, is expected to slip to 54.5% in May from 58.5% in the prior month, according to a survey of economists by the Wall Street Journal. This would be the sixth decline in the past seven months. The ISM data will be released at 10 a.m. Eastern.
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