by Megan Myscofski | Apr 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow, the Commerce Department will release the U.S. trade balance numbers from February. Here are five things to watch for when the report comes out. A Strong U.S. Economy Can Widen the Trade Deficit The American economy has been particularly strong, with positive...
by Kelly Zegers | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its consumer price index report on Wednesday, April 10 at 8:30 a.m. Here are five things to watch in the March report: Gasoline prices will boost overall inflation A bump in gasoline prices is expected to be the main driver...
by Daniel Whateley | Apr 7, 2019 | Manufacturing, Uncategorized
The U.S. manufacturing sector grew faster in March than the previous month, with employment growth at its highest level since November 2018, according to the Institute for Supply Management. March’s purchasing manager index (PMI) from the ISM was 55.3, a 1.1...
by Megan Myscofski | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
A narrowing trade deficit could be a sign that the effects of President Trump’s trade war might be cooling off. The trade gap decreased from $59.9 billion in December to $51.1 billion in January. The new number is lower than many economists had predicted. The report...
by Kelly Zegers | Apr 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
When Tamara Young moved from Washington, D.C. to New York City, she wasn’t expecting her eating habits to change much. But the 23-year-old finds herself living in what she calls the Bedford-Stuyvesant food desert in a four-person apartment with a kitchen that has...
by Daniel Whateley | Mar 26, 2019 | Manufacturing, Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Paul Joseph [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] Jeff Cozzens started brewing beer with his father, best friend and brothers in a renovated 18th century grist mill back in 2013. As their New Hampshire-based brewery, Schilling Beer...
