Construction spending during August 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,169.5 billion, 0.2% above the revised July estimate of $2,165.0 billion. The August figure is 1.6% below the August 2024 estimate of $2,205.3 billion....
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the ninth consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that it will maintain its current assessment rates in 2026.
The OCC recently released its correspondence to banks that sought to engage in cryptocurrency-related activities as part of an effort to end alleged debanking by the agency. The names of the banks were redacted from the correspondence.
ABA has added six banks to the ABA Nasdaq Community Bank Index. The index includes 227 community banks with $210.6 billion in market capitalization.
The Financial Stability Board released its 2025 list of global systemically important banks. The list identifies 29 G-SIBs, the same as last year.
