Gary Siegel

In his first press conference as chair following a Federal Open Market Committee Jerome Powell stressed that “one decision” was made at the meeting: raising rates 25 basis points to a 1.5% to 1.75% target range.

The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate target to a 1.50% to 1.75% range, as expected, while the Summary of Economic Projections still calls for three hikes this year.

Existing home sales rose in February as sales gain in the West and South offset decreases in the Northeast and Midwest.

The U.S. current account deficit rose to $128.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017.

The indexes for prices paid and prices received rose in March.

The municipal bond market will focus more on the Summary of Economic Projections and the press conference, with a rate hike assumed.

The University of Michigan's preliminary March consumer sentiment index reading was 102.0, compared to the final February 99.7 and the preliminary February 99.9, according to market sources.

Industrial production grew 1.1% in February, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

Prices received increased in March, to a level not seen in six years, while wage growth was steady.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes remained high in March

Manufacturers report continued growth in March, but this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business also showed signs of cost pressures.

Firms are paying more for supplies, but aren’t really passing those increases on to consumers, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey suggested.

Optimism has allowed small businesses to raise spending and wages and hire more workers, survey says.

The federal government ran a $215.2 billion deficit in February, the Treasury Department reported Monday.

Consumers’ inflation expectations crept higher, but respondents are wary about government debt levels.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 107.74 in February from a downwardly revised 106.50 in January.

Unless events change the economy, the Federal Open Market Committee will likely need four 25 basis point rate hikes this year, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Friday.

Consumer credit increased by $19.9 billion in January to $3.855 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

About 4,717,600 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in February, a decrease of 185,700 from January, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

Private-sector employment increased by 235,000 in February, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.