Japanese Manufacturing Below...

March 31, 2014

Japan’s economic recovery has run into a speed bump. Factory output slowed during February to just 2.3 per cent, according to an official report released by the Japanese government. Japan is the wor...

Chinese Factory Output Conti...

March 25, 2014

The Chinese economy faces additional roadblocks to sustained growth in the form of a slowing manufacturing sector, according to new data from the HSBC Purchasing Managers Index. The PMI reading for Ma...

British Manufacturing Missin...

March 21, 2014

Manufacturers across the UK back Chancellor George Osborne’s vision of “a Britain that makes things again”, according to a new article in The Guardian that profiles a West Midlands manufacturer...

US Consumer Confidence on th...

March 01, 2014

Consumer confidence is on the rise in the United States. With the US housing market starting to stabilize, people are increasing their spending on consumer products and previously dormant factories ar...