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Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Diverging Views

Powell acknowledged that the current level of interest rates is not overly restrictive, and the outsized demand for manufacturing technology in the first half of 2025 appears to confirm this outlook.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Manufacturing Mandate emphasizes the and transformative technologies as central to the national agenda for achieving technological leadership, stimulating economic growth, and protecting national security.

• An active ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ member, Mackenzie Zanello Haug is the Midwest sales representative for MP Systems. She has not stopped networking and collaborating since her first day in the manufacturing industry.

• Today’s robotic solutions are smarter, more affordable, and easier to deploy. Explore on Sept. 9-14, 2026.

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Despite the wild oscillation of net exports in the first two quarters of 2025, the data behind the showed an economy where consumers are continuing to purchase durable goods and businesses are continuing to invest in machinery. Can this momentum translate into further in the second half of the year?

Hear the latest forecast on how the remainder of 2025 will fare at on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

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Autodesk, 3DEO, and Wipfli each earned prestigious awards for sustainability, product innovation, and digital communication excellence, while PrecisionX Group expanded its capabilities with the acquisition of Hudson Technologies. Catch up on announcements from Okuma America, Standard Bots, America Makes, Workshops for Warriors, and Third Wave Systems in this week’s Member News.

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