Connecting the Dots

  The U.S. goods and services deficit was $44.4 billion in March, up $4.6 billion from $39.8 billion in February. March exports fell by $20 billion from February while imports declined $15.4 billion. The March […] Read More

While the Mexican government has resisted many U.S. and Canadian efforts to reopen critical industries, at a May 5 press conference, President Manuel López Obrador indicated that the construction, mining, and automotive sectors, as they […] Read More

  According to the IHS Markit global steel purchasing managers’ index, steel users faced an accelerated decline in operating conditions in April, including the sharpest drop in new orders in more than 11 years. Output […] Read More

As Connecting the Dots has noted previously, while the U.S. government has provided ample guidance about actions governors should take in the face of COVID-19, it is the chief executives in each state who will […] Read More

In a ruling in mid-April, Montana Federal District Judge Brian Morris invalidated the Keystone XL project’s water crossing permits and struck down the validity of those permits for all utility projects nationwide. The ruling applied […] Read More