1 DAY AGO
Manufacturing firms signaled
the sharpest improvement
in operating conditions on record in January, as highlighted by the IHS Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posting 59.1, up from 57.1 in December. Alongside stronger expansions in output and new orders, the headl...
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7 DAYS AGO
Industrial production advanced 1.6% in December, with
gains of 0.9% for manufacturing
, 1.6% for mining, and 6.2% for utilities. The increase for utilities resulted from a rebound in demand for heating after unseasonably warm weather in November. For the fourth quarter as a whole, total industrial pro...
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