Durable Goods

U.S. durable goods orders jumped sharply in March, marking the biggest gain since July 2024, but the high single-digit headline spike hides a mixed picture that casts doubt on whether factory momentum was firing on all cylinders ahead of Trump's April 2 tariff move. New orders for manufactured...

In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Zach Strickland points out that spot market activity is still elevated, and in the Shipper Update, Andrew Cox talks with Anthony Smith about durable goods' rebound.

Market Expert Zack Strickland dives in to what's happening in the freight volumes market. While Economist and Market Expert Anthony Smith shows us how the durable goods new orders is trending upward.

FreightWaves' SONAR chart of the week (July 7, 2019 – July 13, 2019) Chart of the Week: Dry Van Orders and Durable Goods Orders (excluding transportation) – National (SONAR: ORDERS.VAN, ORDR.DGXT ) Dry van monthly trailer orders hit their lowest total in over five years in May after recording...

Factory orders for durable goods rose in August, driven by a large increase in commercial aircraft orders. Excluding aircraft, orders actually rose by a modest 0.1 percent, but year-over-year growth remains strong in the 3rd quarter. Orders historically are a leading indicator of future shipments,...

Gold stocks were moving on high volume in Monday’s pre-market session on anticipation of and reaction to May’s durable goods data, released at 8:30 a.m ET. The change in new orders for manufactured durable goods can have an impact on whether the Federal Reserve will continue with rate...

In what is being dubbed as the worst start to a new year in ages, oil, Russia, and Greece are capturing most of the headlines. However, there may another factor lurking which could be causing some investors to fret. Namely, the state of the U.S. economy. Coming into 2015, the consensus view...

U.S. stocks inched higher on Wednesday as the Dow and S&P 500 closed the day at record highs and investors and traders were dealt a heavy flow of economic data. According to U.S. data, durable goods rose in October while unemployment benefits also rose last week. Personal income and...

U.S. stocks continued to charge forward as the Dow closed above the 17,000 mark as consumer confidence rose more than expected in October. The Federal Reserve gathered Tuesday and will release a statement on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET. It is not a foregone conclusion that the Federal Reserve...

The Federal Reserve statement and Chair Janet Yellen made it clear last week that the timing and pace of eventual Fed rate tightening will be data dependent. All key U.S. data will now have a larger than normal impact on bond market volatility. The market will also pay close attention to...

U.S. stocks rose, lifting the Dow to new historical all-time highs of 17,153.80 following a better than expected rise in orders of durable goods. Consumer confidence improved in August, helping market sentiments while investors and traders placed less emphasis on a report that home prices are...

The advanced estimate for second quarter GDP growth just came out at 4 percent. That's a major reversal from the final first quarter number of negative 2.9 percent. Related numbers were strong too. The price index for gross domestic purchases increased by 1.8 percent. Real personal...

U.S. stocks rebounded from a two-day decline despite the fact that the U.S. economy contracted 2.9 percent in the first quarter. Investors showed little concern to the GDP figure which was negatively impacted by weather. The second quarter GDP figure, when released, may prove to be more market...

The Commerce Department reported that orders for Durable Goods (items expected to last longer than a year) fell 1.0 percent during the month of May which was below the consensus expectations for a drop of 0.2 percent. The decline was attributed mainly to a sharp drop in the Pentagon's demand for...

U.S. stocks rose on a light volume trading session following a three day weekend. Regardless, the S&P 500 index hit a new intraday all time high of 1,912.28. Tuesday's trading session saw the release of mostly positive economic data including durable goods and the S&P/Case-Shiller...