Manufacturing

US factory output falls sharply as auto production sags

Reuters
April 18, 2017
U.S. factory output fell unexpectedly in March, charting its biggest decline in seven months as auto production contracted in a check on the manufacturing sector's expansion.

The long, rough ride ahead for 'Made in America'

Nick Carey, Reuters
April 17, 2017
Mini motorcycle and go-kart maker Monster Moto made a big bet on U.S. manufacturing by moving assembly to this Louisiana town in 2016 from China.

Global Uncertainty

Frank Holmes
April 10, 2017
Amid global uncertainty, pay attention to this manufacturing index.

ISM US services activity index falls to lowest since October

Richard Leong, Reuters
April 5, 2017
The U.S. economy's service sector expanded in March but at its slowest pace since October, according to an industry report released on Wednesday.

Second quarter off to a firm start for stocks as Trump-Xi meeting looms

Dhara Ranasinghe, Reuters
April 3, 2017
World stock markets and the U.S. dollar started the second quarter on a positive note on Monday, although caution also set in as the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping loomed.

U.S. core capital goods orders dip, but shipments surge

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters
March 24, 2017
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly fell in February, but a surge in shipments amid demand for machinery and electrical equipment supported expectations for an acceleration in business investment in the first quarter.

China says supports WTO after U.S. trade threat

Reuters
March 2, 2017
China supports the work of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the country's foreign ministry said on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said it might defy WTO rulings it viewed as interfering with U.S. sovereignty.

U.S. core capital goods orders unexpectedly fall in January

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters
February 27, 2017
New orders for U.S.-made capital goods unexpectedly fell in January after three straight months of strong gains but did little to change views that manufacturing was recovering from a prolonged slump amid rising commodity prices.

Export companies tell U.S. Congress to push tax code rewrite

Ginger Gibson, Reuters
February 21, 2017
Chief executive officers of 16 companies, including Boeing Co, Caterpillar Inc and General Electric Co, have urged the U.S. Congress to pass a comprehensive tax code rewrite, including a controversial border tax.

U.S. industrial output falls as warm weather curbs heating demand

Reuters
February 15, 2017
U.S. industrial production fell in January as unseasonably warm weather caused a major drop in utilities output, offsetting gains in manufacturing and mining, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.