Gary Siegel

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.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.944 billion in February to a total of $267.178 billion.

While the current economic situation can be called “unique,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco researchers believe the yield curve inverting would signal an upcoming slowdown.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in February as the non-manufacturing index fell to 59.5 from 59.9 in January.

The University of Michigan's final February consumer sentiment index reading was 99.7, compared to the preliminary February 99.9 and the final January 95.7, according to market sources.

The New York economy is expanding, but February’s pace was much slower than January’s.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell seemed to counteract his earlier statement, which suggested the chance for four rate hikes in 2018.

According to the ISM's monthly report on business, the ISM index increased to 60.8 in February from 59.1 in January.

Pending home sales plunged 4.7% to an index reading of 104.6 in January, from a downwardly revised 109.8 in December.

The Chicago Business Barometer declined to 61.9 in February from 65.7 in January.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress was perceived by some market participants as increasing the possibility of a tighter monetary policy.