U.S. Manufacturing Rebounds Amid Economic Uncertainty

The U.S. manufacturing sector shows signs of recovery after 26 months of contraction, with the Manufacturing PMI expanding for two consecutive months. However, challenges such as declining new orders and rising prices pose risks to sustained growth. Meanwhile, the OECD downgrades the U.S. GDP growth forecast, citing trade tensions and domestic challenges. Join us as we explore the implications of these developments on the economy and future outlook.Sources:https://trcelectronics.com/blogs/news/quarterly-update-q1-2025https://www.translogisticsinc.com/blog/inflation-data-and-u-s-manufacturing-sector-expands-for-a-second-monthhttps://riverreporter.com/stories/sba-announces-made-in-america-manufacturing-initiative,187884https://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overviewhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEMPhttps://sourceability.com/post/semiconductor-industry-news---march-2025https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/sba-launches-made-in-america-manufacturing-initiative/742623/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdfhttps://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/17/a-federal-reserve-index-points-to-a-manufacturing-slowdown-in-new-york-and-possibly-elsewhere/https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/ge-aerospace-invest-nearly-1b-us-manufacturing-2025https://www.atb.com/company/insights/the-twenty-four/oecd-economic-outlook-march-2025/https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/why-the-us-economy-may-grow-more-slowly-than-expectedhttps://readthejoe.com/economy/oecd-slashes-us-growth-forecast-to-2-2-as-trump-tariffs-take-toll/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbhKWlGg354https://primarynewssource.org/sourcedocument/oecd-economic-outlook-interim-report-march-2025/https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/41374-oecd-predicts-global-growth-slowdown-because-of-trump-trade-warshttps://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/17/France-OECD-issues-global-growth-warning/5301742212377/https://www.conference-board.org/research/us-forecasthttps://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-outlook-interim-report-march-2025_89af4857-en.htmlhttps://investmacro.com/2025/03/the-oecd-downgraded-its-growth-expectations-for-the-g20-economies-oil-prices-rose-for-the-third-consecutive-session/https://fortune.com/2025/03/11/goldman-sachs-chief-economist-downgrades-entire-us-economy-trump-tariffs-markets/https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/world-growth-forecasts-cut-sharply-as-us-starts-global-trade-war-18-03-2025https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-oecds-growth-downgrade-is-yet-another-headache-for-reeves/