Items Tagged with 'U.S. Economy'

House passage of the fiscal year 2026 defense bill sets sweeping industrial-base reforms in motion, with new multiyear contracting tools, major MILCON directives and substantial shipyard and depot investments underway.

Cities face a new infrastructure threat if Congress weighs taxing municipal bonds—a quiet policy shift that could stall projects nationwide.

Consumers’ optimism regarding the short-term outlook was more favorable in September.

Consumers’ optimism regarding the short-term and labor outlooks picked up in August.

Consumers’ outlook for the labor market was marginally more favorable than last month.

Overall consumer confidence rose in June, but consumers’ assessment of the labor market was mixed.

Consumers were less optimistic about the short-term economic outlook than last month.

The Consumer Confidence Index now stands at 96.2, up from 94.0 in February.

The percentage of consumers expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months declined from 15.9% to 14.6%.

The percentage of consumers expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months rose from 14.5% to 16.2%.