NMMA says Trump budget cuts would hurt industry
March 17, 2017
President Donald Trump’s first proposed federal budget would reduce spending in several agencies.
President Donald Trump’s first proposed federal budget would reduce spending in several agencies.
The headline news in the Labor Department’s February employment report — 235,000 new jobs and a 4.7 percent unemployment rate — cheered economy watchers, but it was not the only positive trend to be found among the fresh figures.
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates only twice in the last decade, but recent remarks from Fed chairman Janet Yellen and some of her colleagues have convinced economists and the financial markets that an increase is likely to come next week.
As a key indicator of U.S. consumer confidence continues to reflect the nation’s partisan politics, economy watchers would be wise to follow the money, as in what Americans are willing to buy and how much they’re paying for it.
On the infrastructure side, improvements should benefit manufacturers, the firm said.
MarineMax launches its own training school; Correct Craft CEO says ‘healthy immigration’ could help
Industry scrambles to gauge the impact of changes — good or bad — in the way the U.S. does business
A trio of strong reports last week gave U.S. economy watchers reason to cheer — retail sales, building permits and the leading economic index.
It has never been easy for companies to gauge Americans’ willingness to spend, but the nation’s deep partisan political divisions are making that judgment more difficult to render than usual.
The preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index for February declined to 95.7 from January’s 98.5, the highest level in a decade.
President Donald Trump’s first proposed federal budget would reduce spending in several agencies.
The headline news in the Labor Department’s February employment report — 235,000 new jobs and a 4.7 percent unemployment rate — cheered economy watchers, but it was not the only positive trend to be found among the fresh figures.
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates only twice in the last decade, but recent remarks from Fed chairman Janet Yellen and some of her colleagues have convinced economists and the financial markets that an increase is likely to come next week.
As a key indicator of U.S. consumer confidence continues to reflect the nation’s partisan politics, economy watchers would be wise to follow the money, as in what Americans are willing to buy and how much they’re paying for it.
On the infrastructure side, improvements should benefit manufacturers, the firm said.
MarineMax launches its own training school; Correct Craft CEO says ‘healthy immigration’ could help
Industry scrambles to gauge the impact of changes — good or bad — in the way the U.S. does business
A trio of strong reports last week gave U.S. economy watchers reason to cheer — retail sales, building permits and the leading economic index.
It has never been easy for companies to gauge Americans’ willingness to spend, but the nation’s deep partisan political divisions are making that judgment more difficult to render than usual.
The preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index for February declined to 95.7 from January’s 98.5, the highest level in a decade.
