Gary Siegel

Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported moderate acceleration of growth in March.

Pending home sales declined 1.0% to an index reading of 101.9 in February, after a revised 4.3% gain to 102.9 in January, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

Disruptions between monetary policy and the economy help explain the “inflation puzzle we’re facing,” according to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly.

Texas service sector activity “growth softened in March."

Manufacturing and services growth in the central Atlantic region in March was weaker than in February.

The consumer confidence index decreased to 124.1 in March from an unrevised 131.4 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

The region's services sector accelerated, as the general business conditions index grew to 21.7 in March.

Climate change will cause growing losses to infrastructure and property and slow economic growth, making it “relevant” to Federal Reserve policymakers.

Texas factory activity growth, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in March,” but at a slower pace than in February.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for February fell to negative 0.29 from an upwardly revised negative 0.25 in January.

The federal government ran a $234.0 billion deficit in February, the Treasury Department reported Friday.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.2% in February following a revised unchanged level in January, the Conference Board said Thursday.

Manufacturers report activity “improved” in March.

In the primary, Academy Securities priced the Calif. Veterans Affairs deal for retail investors on Wednesday.

Municipal bond market participants will be waiting for the Fed's decision on rates and the look ahead.

Although the Federal Reserve has made clear it will hold interest rates for the time being, the panel still has much to discuss, including the end of balance sheet normalization and the Fed’s review of how it formulates, conducts, and communicates monetary policy.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes was steady but affordability issues still vex the market.

New York service sector activity “grew modestly” in March, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Business Leaders Survey, released Monday.

Business activity “grew only slightly in New York State,” according to the March Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

Duane McAllister, managing director and senior portfolio manager at Baird Advisors, explains why the Fed would like to raise rates at least one more time and what it learned in 2018. Gary Siegel hosts.