Information received after the Federal Open Market Committee December meeting indicates that the labor market continues to strengthen and economic activity is rising at a solid rate. Therefore, the Committee decided to maintain the federal funds target range at 2.25% to 2.50%. read more

FEB 1, 2019 - 7:00 am

Reuters reported corporations are expected to default on debt at higher rates as economic growth drops and political trouble increase, according to an International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers survey. read more

JAN 21, 2019 - 6:50 am

Total bankruptcy filings during calendar year 2018 decreased 2% from 2017, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. read more

JAN 9, 2019 - 6:35 am

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in December, and the overall economy grew for the 116th consecutive month, according to the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. read more

JAN 7, 2019 - 6:50 am

The IHS Markit U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 53.8 in December, the weakest improvement in operating conditions since September 2017. New order growth eased to 15-month low. read more

JAN 7, 2019 - 6:40 am

Credit professionals reported fewer sales and new credit applications in the December 2018 economic report from the National Association of Credit Management, but the declines in the favorables should be taken with a grain of salt as they are all still well within expansion territory. read more

JAN 2, 2019 - 6:55 am

Bloomberg reported that five Federal Reserve indices of regional manufacturing dropped in December, which could indicate that shaky times are in store for the U.S. economy. read more

JAN 2, 2019 - 6:50 am

Phoenix Management’s Q4/18 “Lending Climate in America” Survey showed deteriorating confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy with a significant increase in loan losses and bankruptcies. read more

DEC 17, 2018 - 6:55 am

Investment in equipment and software is projected to expand 4.1% in 2019 according to the 2019 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

DEC 11, 2018 - 7:00 am

New orders for manufactured durable goods in October decreased $11.2 billion or 4.3% to $249.0 billion. Transportation equipment drove the decrease. read more

DEC 7, 2018 - 6:55 am

The U.S. small business sector looks to end 2018 on a high note, with most entrepreneurs reporting anticipated year-over-year revenue growth and more indicating plans to hire and expand in 2019, according to the fall 2018 Bank of America Business Advantage Small Business Owner Report. read more

DEC 7, 2018 - 6:30 am

Optimism among small business owners jumped significantly in the latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, with an overall Index score of 129, the highest in the survey’s 15-year history. read more

DEC 7, 2018 - 6:25 am

November’s report from the National Association of Credit Management saw notable improvements compared to the prior month, yet unfavorable factors may spell trouble for the remainder of 2018 and into the new year. read more

NOV 30, 2018 - 6:40 am

The Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2% to 2-1/4% at its November meeting. read more

NOV 9, 2018 - 6:30 am

New orders for manufactured goods in September, up four of the last five months, increased $3.4 billion or 0.7% to $515.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 2.6% August increase. read more

NOV 5, 2018 - 6:30 am