Gary Siegel

Private-sector employment increased by 156,000 in April, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP reported Wednesday.

Commercial and industrial loan standards tightened in the past three months, with less demand for C&I loans, according to the Federal Reserve's April 2016 senior loan officer opinion survey, released Monday.

The overall economy grew for the eighty-third straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the second month in a row, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region “declined modestly” in April, according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

Pending home sales increased 1.4% to an index reading of 110.5 in March, after a revised 3.4% gain to 109.0 in January, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

Texas service sector activity “increased in April,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index grew to 10.6 from 6.4.

Service sector activity “activity expanded in April,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region “continued to expand in April,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, although the manufacturing index slipped to 14 in April from 22 in March.

The consumer confidence index decreased to 94.2 in April from a revised 96.1 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

The region's non-manufacturing sector slipped in April, as the general business conditions index declined to 13.5 from 13.9 in March, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “increased for a second month in a row in April,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

Existing home sales grew 5.1% to a seasonally adjusted 5.33 million-unit rate in March from a revised 7.3% drop to a 5.07 million sales pace, first reported as a 7.1% decrease to a 5.08 million pace the previous month, the National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday.

Market expectations of one 25 basis point increase in the fed funds rate target in each of the next three years does not reflect the fact the economy is “fundamentally sound” and is “inconsistent” with other projections, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Rosengren said late Monday.

The Federal Open Market Committee will be gradual and cautious in raising the fed funds rate target, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Monday.

The New York region's service sector activity "was flat," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's April Business Leaders Survey, released Monday.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes was unchanged as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index remained at 58 in April.

The University of Michigan's preliminary April consumer sentiment index reading was 89.7, compared to the final March 91.0, and the preliminary March 90.0, according to market sources.

Industrial production fell 0.6% in March, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity expanded for New York manufacturers," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Friday, as the general business conditions index improved to 9.56 in April from 0.62 in March.

The federal government ran a $108.0 billion deficit in March the Treasury Department reported Tuesday.