Nov 06, 2009 - 12:47 PM EST
Hard Assets Investor submits:By Brad Zigler
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 4.2%
Further signs of a turnaround in the U.S. economy followed on the heels of last week's improvement in third-quarter gross domestic product. The closely followed Institute for Supply Management's Purchasing Managers Index jumped more than 3 percentage points in October, indicating a continuing rebound in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Additional ISM data showed the overall domestic economy grew for the sixth consecutive month in October.
Source: Seeking Alpha (Nov 06, 2009 - 12:47 PM EST)