Gary Siegel

The Midwest Economy Index slipped to negative 0.12 in July from an upwardly revised negative 0.11 in July, first reported as negative 0.12, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Monday.

Private-sector employment increased by 200,000 in September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP reported Wednesday.

The University of Michigan's final September consumer sentiment index reading was 87.2, compared to the preliminary September 85.7, and the final August 91.9, according to market sources.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region “declined at a similar pace as in previous months, while expectations for future activity dropped considerably,” according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

Sales of new single-family homes climbed 5.7% to a 552,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate in August, according to data released by the Commerce Department Thursday.

U.S. durable goods orders slumped 2.0% in August, while excluding transportation orders were flat, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for August fell to negative 0.41 from a revised positive 0.51 reading in July, while the three-month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) dipped to 0.01 from a revised 0.02 in July, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Thursday.

The region's non-manufacturing sector climbed in September, as the general business conditions index increased to 29.3 from 15.4 in August, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

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

Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region “activity slowed in September,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index slipped to negative 5 in September from zero in August.

The Federal Open Market Committee will raise the fed funds rate target this year when “things settle down,” Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said Monday.

Existing home sales fell 4.8% to a seasonally adjusted 5.31 million-unit rate in August from a downwardly revised 5.58 million pace the previous month, the National Association of Realtors announced Monday.

The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators was up 0.1% in August following a flat reading in July, first reported as a 0.2% decline, the Conference Board reported Friday.

The region's manufacturing sector slowed in September, as the general business conditions index slumped to negative 6.0 from positive 8.3 in August, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes was higher as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index rose to 62 in September from 61 in August.

The New York region’s service sector activity “continued to expand modestly,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s September Business Leaders Survey, released Wednesday.

The federal government ran a $64.4 billion budget deficit in August, the Treasury Department reported Friday.

The University of Michigan's preliminary September consumer sentiment index reading was 85.7, compared to the final August 91.9, and the preliminary August 92.9, according to market sources.

“[L]abor market conditions continue to improve” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) narrowed to negative 0.12 in August from negative 0.23 in July, according to the Bank.

Consumer credit increased by $19.1 billion in July to $3.453 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.