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Metalworking Machinery Orders Climb 2.7% in May
Orders were up 15% through the first five months of the year.
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Economy
UN Forecasts Slower Global Growth Following Tariffs, Trade Tensions
Economists also cited the volatile geopolitical landscape and threats of rising production costs, supply chain disruptions and financial turbulence.
May 16, 2025
Economy
Wholesale Prices Dropped 0.5% Last Month Despite Tariffs
The producer price index saw its first monthly drop since late 2023.
May 15, 2025
Economy
Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs to Promote U.S. Manufacturing, Risking Inflation and Trade Wars
The action amounts to a historic tax hike that could push the global order to a breaking point.
April 3, 2025
Economy
Tariffs, Expectations, and the Underreported 'Hard Landing' of 2024
And why 2025 could still be defined by growth.
April 1, 2025
Economy
Manufacturing Technology Orders See Strongest January in Three Years
Orders were up nearly 6% compared to the first month of 2024.
March 11, 2025
Top Headlines
Federal Reserve's Waller Says Central Bank Should Cut Rates at Next Meeting
July 18, 2025
Federal Reserve Says Building Renovation Complies with Law, Defends Costs
July 18, 2025
Trump Says He's 'Highly Unlikely' to Fire Fed Chair After Floating the Idea in Private
July 17, 2025
Trump to Put Tariffs of Over 10% on Smaller Nations, Including Those in Africa and the Caribbean
July 16, 2025
U.S. Producer Prices Unchanged with Wholesale Inflation Remaining Under Control
July 16, 2025
The Tariff-Driven Inflation that Economists Feared Begins to Emerge
July 15, 2025
U.S. Manufacturers Stuck in Rut Despite Subsidies from Biden, Protection from Trump
July 14, 2025
White House Escalates Pressure Campaign on Fed Chair by Targeting Headquarters Renovation
July 11, 2025
Three Months After His Previous Tariff Push Terrified the World Economy, Trump Bets This Time Is Different
July 9, 2025
As Trump Ramps Up Attacks on the Fed, Powell Refuses to Change Course
July 7, 2025
Key Inflation Gauge Rises as Americans Cut Back on Spending
June 27, 2025
June Manufacturing Index Again Shows Contraction
July 3, 2025
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June 18, 2025
Economy
U.S. Economy Shrank 0.5% Between January and March
The decline was worse than two earlier estimates had revealed.
June 26, 2025
Economy
Powell Says Fed Rate Cut on Hold as Trump Demands Cuts
He told lawmakers that the central bank remains in a position to "wait and see.”
June 25, 2025
Economy
Americans Sour on U.S. Economy and Anxiety Over Tariffs Remains the Chief Culprit
The regression surprised economists, who had expected a small uptick this month.
June 25, 2025
Economy
Slight Uptick in Metalformers' Optimism
Daily shipping levels remained steady.
June 24, 2025
Economy
Federal Reserve's Bowman Says Rate Cut Should Be on Table in July
The comments underscore the deep divisions among Fed officials.
June 24, 2025
Economy
Federal Reserve Leaves Key Rate Unchanged as It Awaits the Impact of Tariffs
Fed officials still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of the year.
June 18, 2025
Economy
April 2025 U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Total $212.8M, Up 2.7% from March
Year-to-date shipments totaled $818.3 million, a drop of 5.1% from the same period in 2024.
June 18, 2025
Economy
Retail Sales Slide After a Spring Spending Surge to Beat Tariffs
The sales drop is hitting after sharp declines in consumer confidence this year.
June 17, 2025
Economy
Fed Officials in Limbo as Tariffs Complicate Rate Decision
Policymakers are expected to keep the key interest rate unchanged.
June 17, 2025
Economy
U.S., UK Strike Trade Deal on Auto, Aerospace Tariffs
How to handle steel production remains unresolved.
June 17, 2025
Economy
Tariffs Tank U.S. Manufacturing Outlook While China Grows, Report Says
"Tariffs have put a damper on what was expected to be a good year for global manufacturing."
June 16, 2025
Economy
Rubix Launches ‘Uptime Index’ Manufacturing Indicator
The European distribution giant said that the index helps measure the industry’s “oxygen.”
June 13, 2025
Economy
Producer Prices Rise a Modest 2.6% in May
The readings were slightly lower than economists had forecast.
June 13, 2025
Economy
Court Allows Collection of Tariffs as Challenges Continue
The court added that it would expedite the case and hear arguments late next month.
June 12, 2025
