Tag: IHS Markit
Economic analysis: R.I. jobs won’t rise above pre-pandemic levels until fiscal...
PROVIDENCE – An economic analysis presented by IHS Markit at the state’s Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conferences on Oct. 29 projected that Rhode Island’s...
Economic forecast: R.I. economy to rebound slowly, full recovery by 2022
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has recovered almost 60% of the jobs lost in the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns of the spring, but the remainder will...
Are we ready? Raimondo moves ahead with reopening R.I.
Mounting case counts, hospitalizations and deaths. Soaring unemployment claims and nose-diving tax revenue. Mysteriously high infection rates among Latinos. No matter what part of...
Economist: R.I. in recession due to COVID-19, unemployment could reach nearly...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been plunged into a deep recession by the impact of COVID-19 and won’t begin to recover until the final...
U.S. factory index falls to fresh nine-year low
WASHINGTON – A gauge of United States factories fell in June to the lowest since late 2009 and hovered just above the threshold between...
U.S. factory gauge falls to lowest level of Trump presidency
NEW YORK – A measure of United States manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in May to the lowest level since October 2016, in a sign...
Less than half of U.S. factories expect tariff price impact
NEW YORK - Less than half of United States manufacturers think that President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade war will lead to higher domestic...