Industrial Production Rose 0.5 Percent in March Industrial production rose 0.5 percent in March. Utilities accounted for more than half the gain but mining and manufacturing, led by autos, also expanded. Wells Fargo April 2018 Empire State Manufacturing Survey Reports Solid Growth The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its April 2018 Empire State [...]
Gerdau SA Pushed More Leaded Bar Steel Sales into U.S. Gerdau SA pushed more leaded bar steel sales into the United States, exporting from its Brazilian special steel mills, according to one special bar quality (SBQ) market source. Hot rolled leaded steels have been pushed as a growth niche by Gerdau management, partly as other [...]
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer Hit Highest Level in Over Three Years Increasing to 65.7 in June from 59.4 in May, the MNI Chicago Business Barometer hit highest level in over three years. New Orders hit their highest level since May 2014 and the order Backlogs component hit its highest level since July, 1994. Manufactured [...]
