Gary Siegel

The region's services sector “continued to expand,” as the general business conditions index rose to 44.3 in July from 39.1 in June.

Existing home sales fell 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted 5.38 million-unit rate in June.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June reversed to positive 0.43 from a downwardly revised negative 0.45 in May.

The Federal Open Market Committee needs to be cautious on monetary policy or the yield curve could invert, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.2% in June following a revised flat reading in May, the Conference Board said Thursday.

Manufacturers report continued expanding in July, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business respondents reported “widespread increases for purchased inputs.”

The Federal Reserve should get monetary policy to a neutral stance, but that could be “challenging,” Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes held steady as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index remained at 68.

Industrial production grew 0.6% in June, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

Prices received increased in July, as prices paid retreated from a multi-year high, while employment growth slowed.

Selling prices continued to rise moderately, while business activity expanded almost as briskly as in June, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey suggested.

Monetary policy is still accommodative and gradual increases in the fed funds rate target will proceed, according to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy report to Congress, released Friday.

The University of Michigan's preliminary July consumer sentiment index reading was 97.1.

The federal government ran a $74.9 billion deficit in June, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

Labor market “activity declined and momentum remained high in June,” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) slid to 0.77 from 0.91 in May.

Consumers’ inflation expectations held, but respondents’ optimism slid, according to a survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Municipals remained stronger into the close on Thursday as the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting were released.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a faster pace in June as the non-manufacturing index rose to 59.1 from 58.6 in May.

Private-sector employment increased by 177,000 in June, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Thursday.

New orders for manufactured goods increased 0.4% in May, after falling a revised 0.4% in April.