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Manufacturing Activity Continues Ascent as War Anxieties Tamper Confidence

Manufacturing Activity Continues Ascent as War Anxieties Tamper Confidence

by Keyian Vafai | Apr 6, 2026 | Featured, Manufacturing

In the first look at US manufacturing since the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran, manufacturing activity ticked upward again in March to its strongest level in nearly four years, signaling renewed industrial momentum with the caveat that, below-the-fold,...
Manufacturing Continues to Expand, While Tariffs Loom Large

Manufacturing Continues to Expand, While Tariffs Loom Large

by Keyian Vafai | Mar 5, 2026 | Manufacturing

American manufacturing activity continued to expand for the second straight month in February, but producers are still struggling in the throes of President Trump’s inflationary tariff policy. The Institute for Supply Management on Monday said its manufacturing...

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