Plenty of questions remain about what the specific impacts of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement will be, but some aspects – such as value-added tax and customs implications – have come into clearer focus in 2021. … READ MORE >
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U.S. industrial production growth continues
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that its index of industrial production, a measure of output at factories, mines and utilities, rose 0.9% last month as output continued to recover from the depths of the economic shutdown last spring. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Manufacturing remains strong despite labor, supply chain challenges
U.S. manufacturing activity remained robust in January but faced challenges on the labor and supply chain front, according to new data released Monday by the Institute for Supply Management. … READ MORE >
RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index: Mixed results and a potential pause in the recovery
Sentiment among manufacturers has receded again because of a rapid spread of COVID-19 that has taken a toll on the labor market, consumer demand and the economy. … READ MORE >
Economic recovery drives up raw material prices
As manufacturing activity rebounds, companies are experiencing not just volatility in demand but also in raw material prices, which have been rising. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Manufacturing upturn strongest since 2014
Driven by new orders, U.S. manufacturing output growth accelerated in January at the second-fastest rate in almost six years, according to the IHS Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: U.S. manufacturing activity finishes the year strong
The ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 60.7 in December, its eighth straight month of expansion, and 3.2 points above the 57.5 reading in November. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: U.S. factory growth remains robust
U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated at its fastest pace in more than six years in December, according to the IHS Markit U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index released on Monday. … READ MORE >
RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index indicates tempered growth
The RSM US Manufacturing Outlook Index is starting to show cracks in the optimism of the past few months as the economy decelerates and the pandemic intensifies. … READ MORE >
What’s the latest in U.S.-China trade?
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is one of the latest developments in the ongoing battle for economic dominance between China and the United States. … READ MORE >