By Ed Frankl German manufacturing orders jumped unexpectedly in December, driven by bumper aircraft purchases, although excluding larger orders they still fell, reflecting a difficult environment for the…
Read more German Manufacturing Orders Unexpectedly Soar on Aircraft PurchasesOrders for U.S. manufactured goods fell a sharp 2.1% in July, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. This is the first decline after four straight monthly gains. Economists surveyed by…
Read more U.S. factory orders plunge in July after four straight gainsThe numbers: Orders for long-lasting goods rose in July for the third month in a row if recent ups and downs at Boeing are set aside, suggesting the struggling…
Read more Durable-goods orders rise for third month in a row — if Boeing is taken out of the equationBy Ed Frankl New orders at German factories fell unexpectedly in April, signaling continued declining demand in the country’s key manufacturing sector especially among foreign orders. Manufacturing orders…
Read more German Manufacturing Orders Fell Unexpectedly in April on Low Foreign DemandOrders for manufactured goods rose 0.4% in April, the Commerce Department said Monday. It is the fourth increase in factory-goods orders in the past five months. Economists surveyed…
Read more April U.S. factory orders rise for fourth gain in five monthsThe numbers: Orders for manufactured goods jumped 1.1% in April largely because of the military, but business investment also rose sharply in a positive sign for the economy. Economists…
Read more Durable-goods orders get a boost from military spendingThe numbers: A key barometer of U.S. factories was negative in March for the fifth month in a row, reflecting an ongoing struggle by a key part of the…
Read more Manufacturing shrinks for 5th month in a row, ISM finds, with one gauge signaling recessionThe numbers: Orders for U.S. manufactured goods fell 1% in February because of less demand for passenger planes and new cars. Yet business investment rose for the second month…
Read more Durable-goods orders fall 1% in February. Cars and planes to blameThe numbers: Orders for manufactured goods sank 2.1% in November in another sign of slackening demand in the U.S. economy as the year winds down. Fewer contracts for commercial…
Read more U.S. durable-goods orders drop 2.1% in another sign of slowing economyThe numbers: Business conditions at U.S. companies deteriorated again in November and pointed to a slowing economy. The “flash” U.S. services sector index drop to a three-month low…
Read more The U.S. economy is losing speed, S&P surveys showThe numbers: Orders at American factories for long-lasting goods such as autos and computers jumped 1% in October, marking a strong showing that probably isn’t sustainable because of a…
Read more Durable-goods orders jump 1%, but momentum unlikely to last as U.S. economy slowsNew orders in Germany’s manufacturing sector fell sharply and by more than forecast in September reflecting weakening external demand for goods in a context of rising input costs…
Read more German factory orders fall a bigger-than-expected 4% in September
