At the White House Accelerating Infrastructure Summit, the Biden Administration and outside organizations announced new efforts and an Action Plan to accelerate the rebuilding of the nation's infrastructure.
The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration will expand its highly successful Every Day Counts program to include all types of surface transportation—including highways, rail, and transit.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.