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Jason Alexander, Principal, Industrial Products Senior Analyst

@jaalex53

Jason assists clients in the industrial products, consumer products and financial services industries and has more than 15 years of experience serving large multinational clients with particular emphasis on SEC clients, Fortune 500 and middle market companies. Jason has previously advised clients in the areas of accounting, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, process design and improvement, internal audit, regulatory compliance, internal and external financial reporting and information technology system implementation. Strong record of accomplishment of people, team and practice development across North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Jason is also on the Board of Directors of the RSM US Foundation and a member of RSM’s cutting edge Industry Eminence Program, which positions participants to understand, forecast and communicate economic, business and technology trends shaping the industries RSM serves.

The worst may be over for the manufacturing sector, but industry remains cautious

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The RSM Manufacturing Outlook Index is reporting a remarkable rebound of sentiment in the U.S. manufacturing industry. But while the worst might be behind us, the index remains slightly negative at nearly 0.3 standard deviations below normal conditions, which suggests that a national recovery has yet to materialize. Moreover, damage to the manufacturing ... READ MORE >

Latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey shows a spike in optimism

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Manufacturing firms in New York state were more optimistic in June that business conditions would be better in six months, according to the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The index for future business conditions rose between May and June by 27.4 points to 56.5, its highest level in more than a decade, ... READ MORE >

Latest ISM manufacturing data shows signs of stabilization

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The Institute for Supply Management index, a closely watched measure of U.S. manufacturing activity, rose in May for the first time since January, hinting that activity is beginning to stabilize following huge market disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The index improved to 43.1 in May from an 11-year low of 41.5 in April. The upturn was ... READ MORE >

U.S. manufacturing sector hit hard by COVID-19, new RSM data shows

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The recession in the U.S. manufacturing sector that began in the second half of 2019 has been sharply exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, new proprietary data from RSM shows. Significantly more middle market manufacturers reported losses to U.S. revenue and greater disruptions to operations and their supply chains than the retail, technology and fintech ... READ MORE >

Key manufacturing index indicates the industry contracted in March

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A key gauge of U.S. factory activity dipped into contraction territory in March, new data released Wednesday shows. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index dipped to 49.1 in March, from 50.1 a month earlier, and above the consensus of 44.5. A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for around ... READ MORE >

Coronavirus pandemic hinders global automotive supply chains

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With the recent passage of “phase one” of a trade agreement between the United States and China and the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), 2020 was supposed to be a transitional year for the global auto industry. Analysts had expectations that sales in the sector had bottomed out and that growth in China would support the ... READ MORE >