US industrials curb capacity growth plans

US industrials curb capacity growth plans. Tucked away in last week's report on industrial production from the Federal Reserve was an important piece of news: Manufacturers, miners and utility companies don't seem as optimistic as monetary policy makers are that 2015 will be a markedly better year for the economy. Industrial producers are scaling back their expansion plans for this year even as Fed officials forecast faster economic growth. Since less investment is often interpreted as diminishing confidence for future demand, the two outlooks are a little hard to square. Industrial companies will raise capacity by 1.8 percent in 2015, the smallest increase since 2011, after boosting it 3.1 percent in 2014. Read the full article here: (VIEW LINK)