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The S&P/Case-Shiller seasonally adjusted 20-city composite index rose 0.7% in February, unadjusted the index was up 0.4%.

The region's non-manufacturing sector “continued to expand,” this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business, released Tuesday, indicates.

Municipal bonds ended weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of the week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate. The calendar consists of $6.51 billion of negotiated deals and $1.75 billion of competitive sales.

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Municipal bonds were trading weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of this week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate.

Premont, Texas, residents were asked Thursday to get out of survival mode.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “increased for the 10th consecutive month in April,” according to the monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

Municipal bond market participants are looking at this week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate, which is dominated by a big California healthcare issuer. This week’s calendar is composed of $6.51 billion of negotiated deals and $1.75 billion of competitive sales.

GDP and profits are expected to continue growing, a study out Monday shows.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March decreased to 0.08 from a downwardly revised 0.27 in February, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.