Manufacturing industry

Durable goods orders rose as non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft posted their largest gain since February 2018.

While Federal Reserve officials made it clear they intend to cut interest rates at their July 30-31 meeting, not all of the regional presidents are on board with this move.

With the neutral rate of interest rate extremely low, New York Fed President John Williams suggested the keys are acting quickly and keeping rates lower longer.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey’s general business conditions index turned positive in July.

The dot plot showed the Federal Open Market Committee evenly split between cutting and holding rates, but it's not clear whose dots are whose.

The U.S. and China are again attempting to work out trade differences, and manufacturing numbers show somewhat weaker expansion. Will this be enough to spur the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this month?

Despite “solid” growth in gross domestic product in the past year, it will be difficult for GDP to rise more than 1.5% to 1.75% on a longer run basis.

The markets are pricing in a 25 basis point Fed rate cut in July, as Thursday’s indicators showed continued manufacturing weakness.

Business activity in New York contracted in June, as tariffs and a slight softening in the labor market took a toll on conditions.

The markets have priced in a Federal Reserve rate cut this year, with the likelihood of a September reduction rising to 62% on Wednesday from a 50-50 shot on Tuesday and about a 91% of a 25 basis point cut by yearend.

Softness in consumer spending may be ending, which would increase gross domestic product.

Worse-than-expected economic data released on Wednesday may signal softer growth — and greater demand for bonds.

The Fed Chair said the FOMC is “comfortable with our current policy stance,” which he termed “appropriate.”

The last day of the month brings a host of economic indicators, which showed much good news for housing and labor, strong consumer confidence, but mostly softer manufacturing conditions.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region was weaker than in March, while “service sector activity was robust in April.”

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March narrowed to negative 0.15 from a downwardly revised negative 0.31 in February.

Manufacturers report activity has “continued to grow” in April.

U.S. factory production stalled in March as motor-vehicle output declined, adding to signs of headwinds for manufacturing and economic growth around the world.

Business activity “grew modestly in New York State,” while the outlook fell to its lowest level in three years.

New York economic conditions rebounded in March, with purchasing managers reversing course on almost all indexes from the prior month.