The US Monthly Confidence Index, measuring the mood of the equipment finance industry, has remained stable for the fourth consecutive month, despite one survey respondent saying “competing economic forces and political strategy collide to create an unusual operating environment”. Read the full story in this week’s news.

This week we also report on the new role former MHEDA CEO Jeannette Walker has taken on, a new deal Liebherr has signed to supply South Africa’s state-owned terminal operator Transnet Port Terminals and much more.

And because we love a good news story and they are proving popular with our readers, this week we cover on a donation from B&B Attachments to a United Kingdom vocational college to support apprentice training.