Texas Manufacturing Activity Accelerated in February 2020 Texas manufacturing activity accelerated, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey for February 2020, according to executives responding to the survey. The Production Index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, rose by 6 points, suggesting stronger output growth than in January. Other [...]
Business Activity Picked Up in February Business activity picked up in February 2020, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Empire State Manufacturing Survey and the firms responding to the survey. The headline general business conditions index moved up eight points. The New Orders index shot up 16 points. The shipments index climbed, [...]
US Economy Added 291,000 Jobs in January The US economy added 291,000 jobs in January blowing away expectations of 157,000 new jobs. The PMI Returned to Expansion Territory for the First Time Since July 2019 We begin the week with the Institute For Supply Management (ISM) January 2020 Report on Business: economic activity in the [...]
