Matthew Boesler

Los pedidos de bienes de capital para defensa en Estados Unidos se dispararon en abril hasta el segundo nivel más alto registrado, sumándose a las señales de que la guerra con Irán está impulsando la demanda de equipamiento militar.

Spending on data-center construction in the US eclipsed $50 billion in April for the first time, according to Census Bureau figures published Monday.

A blowout US jobs report prompted bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in 2026 as the ongoing Iran war fans inflation risk.

The information sector is dominant in profit expansion — and one of the worst places to find work.

US manufacturing production stalled in May after four months of gains, suggesting problems with supply chains disrupted by the Iran war and soaring costs may be starting to weigh on activity.

Factory output was little changed in May after an upwardly revised 0.7% advance in April, Federal Reserve data showed. Total industrial production, which includes output of utilities and mining, rose 0.1%.

U.S. manufacturing production stalled in May after four months of gains as a drop in chemical and petroleum output masked ongoing strength in categories tied to the data center boom.

Factory output was little changed last month after an upwardly revised 0.7% advance in April, Federal Reserve data out June 15 showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 0.3% advance.

The latest update to the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge is unlikely to challenge a growing consensus at the US central bank around the need for interest-rate hikes this year.

(Bloomberg) -- The latest update to the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation gauge is unlikely to challenge a growing consensus at the US central bank around the need for interest-rate hikes this year.