Markets

The region's non-manufacturing sector “continued to expand,” as the general business conditions index soared to 31.0 in February.

The municipal bond market will see $5.8 billion of new deals hit the screens, somewhat slaking investor's thirst for new supply

Treasury Department sales of state and local government series securities are expected to dramatically decline this month now that issuers no longer need them for tax-exempt advance refunding escrows.

“Given the recent market volatility, it’s imperative that you stress test potential purchases under various rate scenarios,” says Jonathan Law at Advisors Asset Management.

The muni market to see $5.8 billion of new deals hit the screens next week, somewhat satisfying investors' thirst for new supply.

The University of Michigan's preliminary February consumer sentiment index reading was 99.9.

U.S. import prices rose 1.0% in January on a 4.7% rise in fuel prices and a 0.4% rise for import prices outside of fuels, the strongest gain for that core series since March 2012.

The pace of housing starts surged by 9.7% to a 1.326 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in January.

Prices paid and received increased in February, and wage growth also grew in the month, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's February Business Leaders Survey, released Friday.

Puerto Rico's bonds attracted buyers after the governor released a plan that included some debt service payments.