Gary Siegel

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.

New York economic conditions slipped in February, with current conditions falling to their lowest level since June.

The University of Michigan's final February consumer sentiment index reading was 93.8.

The overall economy grew for the 118th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Friday.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell again professed patience on monetary policy Thursday night.

Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported slower growth in February, while expectations slipped.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $23 billion 41-day cash management bills on Feb. 28.

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business decreased to 55.09 in February from 58.78 in January.

Pending home sales rebounded 4.6% to an index reading of 103.2 in January, after a revised 2.3% decline to 98.7 in December.

Texas service sector activity “accelerated in February,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index climbed to 19.2, from 14.9.

The service sector improved in February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.

The consumer confidence index increased to 131.4 in February from an upwardly revised 121.7 last month.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “strengthened in February,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index climbed to positive 16 from negative 2.

The region's services sector accelerated, as the general business conditions index rebounded to 10.0 in February from 1.0 in January.

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

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for January fell to negative 0.43 from a downwardly revised positive 0.05 in December.

Existing home sales were down 1.2% to a seasonally adjusted 4.94 million-unit rate in January.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was off 0.1% in January following a revised flat reading in December, the Conference Board said Thursday.