Empire Fed manufacturing data for October 2017

  • Estimates ranged from 17.0 to 26.0
  • Prior was 24.4
  • Employment index 15.6 vs 10.6 last month (highest since early 2015)
  • New orders 18.0vs 24.9 last month
  • Prices paid 27.3 vs 35.8 last month
  • 6 month business conditions 44.8 vs 39.3 last month

That's the best reading since September 2014.