Today at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, the Federal Reserve gave the strongest indication to date that an interest rate cut is in the cards for September. Will manufacturers, who face a tight labor market, increase technology investments?
Oxford Economics’ outlook turns up; Manufacturing Technology Series WEST comes to California; Successful marketing in 6 steps; and more.
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report, totaled $204.1 million in June 2025, declining 1.8% from May 2025 and 3.9% from June 2024. Year-to-date shipments totaled $1.23 billion, a drop of 4.9% from the same period in 2024.
Oxford Economics now projects 2.9% growth in 2025 machine tool orders. See what’s driving the shift and get the full forecast at AMT’s MTForecast on Oct. 15-17 in Schaumburg.
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New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the USMTO Report from AMT, was $429.2 million in June, totaling $2.52 billion for the year, a 13.7% increase over the first half of 2024. This marked increases of 9.1% from May 2025 and 7.7% from June 2024.
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Fed holds rates steady; AMT’s Manufacturing Mandate gets updated; 10 robotic solutions you’ll find at IMTS 2026; D25 Summit returns this November; and more.
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