US Construction Spending MoM (Mar) M/M 0.6% (Prev. -0.3%)

The US construction spending data shows a month-over-month increase of 0.6% for March, rebounding from a prior decline of -0.3%.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 7 May 2026, 14:20 UTCOn the live feed at 14:00 UTC — 5 more headlines followed before this page went public

Newsquawk headlinesUTC

14:10

WHO expects cruise ship hantavirus outbreak to be 'limited', as long as health measures implemented and 'solidarity' shown across all countries

14:08

Fed's Hammack (2026 voter) says she sees a lot of uncertainty in economic outlook; Fed should neutral in policy stance given the uncertainty

14:00

US Construction Spending MoM (Mar) M/M 0.6% (Prev. -0.3%)

13:57

US EQUITY OPEN: Indices open mixed as software gains as geopols remains in focus

13:56

Ukrainian President Zelensky says country's peace negotiator will hold discussions with US delegation

Open the platform and use it. The whole workspace is free to try, with no signup and no card. When you want the headlines arriving live instead of on a delay, Newsquawk Pro is £24.99 for 7 days.

Try the platform free

Free. No signup, no card.

Context

This positive print could signal improving sentiment in the construction sector, suggesting stronger underlying economic activity, which may have implications for growth forecasts and potentially influence future monetary policy decisions.

Macro · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

MACRO/20 Aug · 01:30 UTC

Australian Employment Change (Jul) -15.8K vs. Exp. 15K (Prev. 76.3K)

Market, after we published−0.3%

AUD/USD immediately moved lower by 22 pips to 0.7103 from 0.7125.

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

Newsquawk Daily

Get both market opens in your inbox.

This note and the other one — the EU open and the US open, every business day, written by the desk. No account needed.

Related headlines

The whole workspace, free to try.

© 2026 Newsquawk. All rights reserved.