U.S. auto sales fall in February, likely to continue to decline

Mar 01, 2018 22:04 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. auto sales dropped to 17 million units in the month of February from Januarys print of 17.1 million units and 17.3 million units recorded a year ago. Almost all of the top selling brads saw declines compared to year...

Euro area jobless rate remains unchanged in January, wage growth to accelerate gradually in quarters ahead

Mar 01, 2018 21:29 pm UTC| Commentary

The headline euro area jobless rate came in at 8.6 percent in January, as expected. Rather than representing a fall, however, that matched the pace in December, which was downwardly revised by 0.1 percentage points. And...

U.S. construction spending remains flat in January

Mar 01, 2018 20:12 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. construction spending remained flat in January, contrary to consensus expectations of modest growth of 0.3 percent. Part of the miss relative to the forecast stems from upward revisions to prior months data ...

U.S. ISM manufacturing index rises above expectations in February

Mar 01, 2018 19:53 pm UTC| Commentary

The ISM index of manufacturing for February rose 1.7 points to 60.8, coming in above market expectations of a slight decline to 58.7. This is the 18th consecutive month that the index has been in expansion...

U.S. ISM manufacturing index rises above expectations in February

Mar 01, 2018 19:53 pm UTC| Commentary

The ISM index of manufacturing for February rose 1.7 points to 60.8, coming in above market expectations of a slight decline to 58.7. This is the 18th consecutive month that the index has been in expansion...

U.S. manufacturing sector records improvement in February, new orders rise sharply

Mar 01, 2018 19:21 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. manufacturing sector saw one of the strongest improvements seen in the past three years in February, led by a sharp growth in new orders. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit manufacturing PMI dropped a bit to 55.3...

U.S. manufacturing sector records improvement in February, new orders rise sharply

Mar 01, 2018 19:21 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. manufacturing sector saw one of the strongest improvements seen in the past three years in February, led by a sharp growth in new orders. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit manufacturing PMI dropped a bit to 55.3...