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Manufacturing activity has contracted in eight of the past nine months, but the rate of decline slowed materially in the latest data, with the S&P Global Flash U.S. Manufacturing PMI improving from 46.3 in June to 49.0 in July. Output (up from 46.9 to 50.2) stabilized in July

Personal consumption expenditures jumped 0.7% in September, up from 0.4% in August. Durable and nondurable goods spending rose 1.0% and 0.5% in September, respectively, driven by strong spending for motor vehicles and recreational vehicles but mitigated somewhat by lower gasoline

October’s report included mixed results for manufacturing production data. Sectors with increased output for the month included petroleum and coal products (up 2.2%), computer and electronics products (up 1.9%), electrical equipment and appliances (up 1.5%), aerospace and

Manufacturer inventories (up from 43.3 to 44.8) were consistent with firms working through their stockpiles, which would necessitate production growth if demand were to increase. Customer inventories (up from 48.6 to 50.8) ticked higher in November, rising at the fastest pace

There were 587,000 manufacturing job openings in October, down from 601,000 in September. There were more postings in the durable goods manufacturers but fewer in the nondurable goods sector.

The average fixed-rate 30-year mortgage was 7.03% this week, down sharply from 7.79% the week of October 26 (just 6 weeks ago), according to Freddie Mac.

The HCOB Flash Eurozone Manufacturing PMI from S&P Global continued to reflect weaknesses in the sector (up from 44.4 to 46.6) but stabilized somewhat in January to the best reading in 10 months. Each of the key indicators remained negative in January but declined at slower

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Real GDP rose 3.2% at the annual rate in Q4 2023, slowing from 4.9% growth in Q3. This was slightly lower than the prior estimate of 3.3% growth.

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