China a Key Destination for Increasing U.S. Energy Exports

In recent years, as its domestic energy consumption has grown, China has become a more significant destination for U.S. energy exports. In particular, China has been among the largest importers of U.S. exports of crude oil, propane, and liquefied natural gas.

In 2017, more U.S. crude oil was sent to C...

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U.S. Oil and Gas Revenues at Four-Year High

The 50 largest U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies increased capital expenditures for the first time since 2014, according to the EY U.S. Oil and Gas Reserves Study 2018. Companies also reported the highest oil reserves during the five-year study period (2013–2017), while US oi...

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Beige Book: Manufacturers Concerned Over Trade

According to the Federal Reserve Beige Book, economic activity continued to expand across the U.S. with 10 of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts reporting moderate or modest growth. The outliers were the Dallas District, which reported strong growth driven in part by the energy sector, and the St. Lou...

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U.S. Industrial Production Rebounds in June

Industrial production rose 0.6% in June after declining 0.5% in May. For the second quarter as a whole, industrial production advanced at an annual rate of 6.0%, its third consecutive quarterly increase .

Manufacturing output moved up 0.8% in June and increased at an annual rate of 1.9% in the second q...

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