Economy in Brief

The Industrial Materials Price Index from the Foundation for International Business and Economic Research (FIBER) declined 14.3% during the four weeks ended Friday and 20.5% over the last year. The price index fell to the lowest level [...]

• ISM Nonmanufacturing index declined substantially less than expected to 52.5. • COVID-19 related slowdown in supplier deliveries drove this reading. • Slower supplier deliveries normally suggest economic strength, but in this case [...]

While the deterioration experienced in most PMIs whether sector or composite generally is severe in March, despite the abruptness of the March collapse the table memorializes a long period of slowing that has preceded the current [...]

The job market unwound during March. The figures in today's report derive from a survey taken three weeks ago and, therefore, miss the bulk of the recent layoff activity due to the coronavirus outbreak. Nonfarm payroll employment [...]

• ISM Nonmanufacturing index declined substantially less than expected to 52.5. • COVID-19 related slowdown in supplier deliveries drove this reading. • Slower supplier deliveries normally suggest economic strength, but in this case [...]

The job market unwound during March. The figures in today's report derive from a survey taken three weeks ago and, therefore, miss the bulk of the recent layoff activity due to the coronavirus outbreak. Those numbers only take into [...]

The job market unwound during March. The figures in today's report derive from a survey taken three weeks ago and, therefore, miss the bulk of the recent layoff activity due to the coronavirus outbreak. r, those numbers only take into [...]

The job market unwound during March. The figures in today's report derive from a survey taken three weeks ago and, therefore, miss the bulk of the recent layoff activity due to the coronavirus outbreak. Nonfarm payroll employment [...]