The total remained 1.5% below the level seen a year earlier, with spending over the first five months of 2026 down 2.7% on the same period in 2025.Private‑sector construction was broadly unchanged at $1.67trn, with residential spending ticking up 0.3% to $930.2bn and non‑residential activity slippi…
U.K. government bonds look appealing in comparison to other developed-market government bonds over the long term, BlackRock's head of portfolio research Vivek Paul says at BlackRock's 2026 midyear outlook media roundtable. Gilts already have a term premium priced in and they offer attractive yields…
MORE US ISM MANUFACTURING: SURVEY RESPONDENTS SAY IRAN CONFLICT AFFECTING INPUT PRICES, MAKES FOR MORE CONSERVATIVE CAPEX DECISIONS
July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Department seasonally adjusted annual rates of construction spending, with comparisons: PERCENT CHANGE: May Apr May'26/25 Total spending 0.1 0.3 -1.5 Private spending 0.0 0.3 -2.1 Residential…
FED CHAIR WARSH Q&A/SINTRA: THERE WILL STILL BE A DOT PLOT FOR A SHORT TIME 'AT THE VERY LEAST;' TASK FORCE WILL DECIDE; ENDS Q&A
July 1 (Reuters) - For the U.S. Commerce Department's construction spending report, see: https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/release.pdf ((Washington newsroom))
MORE U.S. MAY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING: MANUFACTURING -1.4% M/M
MORE US ISM MANUFACTURING: NEW EXPORT ORDERS DOWN TO 48.5 IN JUNE FROM 50.6 IN MAY
US ISM MANUFACTURING PRICES PAID INDEX 73.0 IN JUNE VS. 82.1 IN MAY, 84.6 IN APRIL
By Howard SchneiderU.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh set an ambitious timeline on Wednesday for the Fed to begin relying on new technology that delivers real-time data about the economy and be less tied to backward-looking government surveys."My aspiration is that 9 to 12 months from now we…
FED CHAIR WARSH Q&A/SINTRA: HOPE FOR DATA TASK FORCE THAT IN FUTURE WILL BE USING BETTER DATA, NOT RELYING SOLELY ON GOVT DATA; NEED MORE CURRENT DATA
MORE U.S. MAY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING: TOTAL PUBLIC +0.5% M/M
US ISM MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT INDEX 49.7 IN JUNE VS. 48.6 IN MAY, 46.4 IN APRIL
US ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX 53.3 IN JUNE VS. 54.0 IN MAY, 52.7 IN APRIL (VS. 53.9 MARKETS EXPECTED FOR JUNE)
US ISM MANUFACTURING NEW ORDERS INDEX 56.0 IN JUNE VS. 56.8 IN MAY, 54.1 IN APRIL
US ISM MANUFACTURING SUPPLIER DELIVERIES INDEX 57.4 IN JUNE VS. 60.6 IN MAY, 60.6 IN APRIL
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By Jonathan Cable, Leika Kihara and Lucia MutikaniEuro zone manufacturing output closed out its best quarter since early 2022 last month as U.S. factory activity grew for a sixth straight month and an AI boom powered Asian producers, business surveys showed on Wednesday, offering some relief from t…
MORE U.S. MAY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING: PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL -0.3% M/M
MORE U.S. MAY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING: PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL +0.3% M/M
