Gary Siegel

The New York economy slipped in December, with current conditions falling to its lowest level since June.

Private-sector employment increased by 271,000 in December, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Thursday.

Texas service sector activity “grew at a slower pace in December,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index fell to 10.1, from 21.4.

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Pending home sales dropped 0.7% to an index reading of 101.4 in November, after an unrevised 2.6% decline to 102.1 in October.

The consumer confidence index decreased to 128.1 in December from an upwardly revised 136.4 last month.

Service sector “grew moderately in December,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Wednesday.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “weakened in December,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index dropped to negative 8 from positive 14.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November rose to 0.22 from a downwardly revised neutral level in October.

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

Although the Federal Reserve projects two rate hikes in 2019, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams stressed that those are based on expectations of economic conditions and are not a commitment.

The University of Michigan's final December consumer sentiment index reading was 98.3, compared to the preliminary December 97.5.

The region's services sector decelerated, as the general business conditions index slumped to 3.9 in December from 43.3 in November.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.2% in November following a downwardly revised 0.3% drop in October.

Manufacturers report expansion “continued to grow but remained subdued” in December.

The Federal Open Market Committee cut its projection for next year to two rate increases from three.

Monetary policy may need to become restrictive at some point, but the Summary of Economic Projections is “not a signal” that it will, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.

Existing home sales were up 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted 5.32 million-unit rate in November.

The U.S. current account deficit widened to $124.8 billion in the third quarter from a revised $101.2 billion gap in the previous quarter.

The Treasury Department announced its auction closing schedule for the holiday weeks.