Gary Siegel

Home prices rose 6.3% on an annual basis in February, not seasonally adjusted, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.

The region's services sector showed “continued but moderated improvement,” as the general business conditions index slid to 27.6 in April from 30.1 in March.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March decreased to 0.10 from an upwardly revised 0.98 in February .

The economic outlook has not changed, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard said in a televised interview Friday, suggesting the Fed’s projected rate hikes are on target unless data changes require adjustment.

The Federal Reserve will need to continue raising interest rates, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said.

The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 0.3% in March following a downwardly revised 0.7% increase in February, first reported as a 0.6% rise, the Conference Board said Thursday.

Manufacturers report continued growth in April, but this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business showed signs of increasing costs.

Inflation and the unemployment rate will determine if monetary policy will need to become restrictive in the coming years, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Wednesday.

Industrial production grew 0.5% in March, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

Prices received increased in April, to a level not seen in more than six years, while wage growth slowed.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes remained high as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index dipped to 69 in April from 70 in March.

Prices paid remain elevated, while the future outlook sank.

The University of Michigan's preliminary April consumer sentiment index reading was 97.8.

While trade policy poses a risk to U.S. economic growth, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Friday, he would support faster rate hikes if risks are avoided and the economy gets stronger.

The federal government ran a $208.7 billion deficit in March, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.

Small business optimism retreated from its 35-year high in February, but remains among the highest in survey history, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.

Consumers’ inflation expectations held steady, but respondents’ optimism about labor conditions and income slipped.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 107.72 in March from a downwardly revised 107.31 in February.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $5.302 billion in February to a total of $272.479 billion.

About 4,819,700 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in March, an increase of 102,100 from February, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.