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The value of business inventories in January rose 0.8%, above the 0.4% gain expected by MNI and the 0.5% gain expected by the Bloomberg consensus.

Construction spending was up 1.0% in February, well above the 0.1% gain expected.

The overall economy grew for the 119th straight time.

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly eased in February on declines in grocery stores and building materials, which could potentially reflect cooler weather.

Municipal bond volume will fall to $5.5 billion in the upcoming week, with green deals from Illinois and Arizona.

After two months of gains from 2018 levels, municipal issuance sank 7% from March last year as the loss of advance refundings continues to take a toll.

The massive New Jersey and New York agency announced a new underwriting pool for its plans to issue $8 billion of bonds over the next three years.

The University of Michigan's final sentiment index climbed to 98.4 from the prior month’s 93.8, according to a report Friday.

Sales of new U.S. homes rebounded to the best pace in almost a year and exceeded estimates in February.

he MNI Chicago Business Barometer softened in March to 58.7, bringingthe Q1 average to 60.0, its lowest quarterly reading in two years.