Gary Siegel

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.

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Consumers’ inflation expectations fell, according to the February Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) climbed to 111.15 in February from a downwardly revised 109.34 in January.

Consumer credit increased by $17.0 billion in January to $4.035 trillion.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form decreased about $1.197 billion in February.

Slower economic growth shouldn’t be a concern since it’s the “new normal,” according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams, who said Wednesday this allows the Fed to be patient and data dependent on rate changes.

Private-sector employment increased by 183,000 in February, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.

The federal government ran an $8.7 billion surplus in January, the Treasury Department reported Tuesday.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in February as the non-manufacturing index climbed to 59.7.

With signs of economic weakness toward the end of 2018 and a rise in downside risks, the Federal Open Market Committee can wait “several meetings” before changing rates, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Tuesday.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was revised to an unchanged level in January.