Economy
January 31, 2014
Written by Sandy Williams
The Chicago PMI slipped 1.2 points to 59.6 in January from a revised 60.8 in December. The index, formally known as the Chicago Business Barometer, fell for the third consecutive month but was still firmly above the 50.0 mark that indicates expansion.
Employment weakened in January to a reading of 49.2, slipping into contraction for the first time in nine months and the second consecutive monthly decline.
please please ,fngjnignbnb nbkjgnb lbngbngb bnfgobgfbgbhn
To kick off the official sessions of the 2023 Steel Summit, Dr. Anirban Basu, chairman and CEO of the Sage Policy Group, focused on the broader context in which steel prices are set, outlining major factors currently shaping economic outcomes in our country.
Mexico has decided to implement import tariffs on a number of products, among them, steel.
As mortgage rates continue to rise and housing demand slows, builder confidence is waning. A drop in July housing starts was the first in seven months.
Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector contracted for the ninth month in a row in July, according to the latest report on business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).