InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate US factory activity near 14-year high; home sales rise in December By financialnews_rlv83x - January 22, 2021 0 112 U.S. manufacturing activity surged to its highest level in nearly 14 years in early January, but bottlenecks in the supply chain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are driving up prices and signaling a rise in inflation in the months ahead.