Economic indicators

U.S. import prices rose by 0.7% in September on a 3.9% gain in fuel prices as well as combined gain in the other components, according to data released Tuesday.

The New York region's service sector activity "continued to expand modestly" in October.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity grew at a robust pace in New York State."

The University of Michigan's preliminary October consumer sentiment index reading was 101.1, compared to the final September 95.1 and the preliminary September 95.3, according to market sources.

The value of business inventories rose 0.7% in August, matching a 0.7% gain in business sales, a Commerce Department report Friday showed.

The value of retail sales rose 1.6% in September and were up 1.0% excluding motor vehicle sales following upward revisions in July and August.

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5%, slightly below expectations for a 0.6% gain, while core CPI rose only 0.1% compared with a 0.2% expected gain, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday.

The Treasury Department on Thursday auctioned $12 billion of 29-year 10-month bonds with a 2 3/4% coupon at a 2.870% yield, a price of 97.601366.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion of 91-day bills and $36 billion of 182-day discount bills on Monday, Oct. 16.

Final demand PPI rose 0.4% in September, as expected, but excluding food and energy prices were up 0.4%, above the 0.2% gain expected due to a 0.8% jump in trade services.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 to 243,000 in the October 7 week, below the 252,000 level expected and very close to pre-hurricane levels.

Consumers’ inflation expectations rose for the three-year horizon, according to the September Survey of Consumer Expectations.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index fell to 132.74 in September from a downwardly revised 132.78 in August.

The Small Business Optimism index declined to 103.0 in September from 105.3 in August, as sales expectations dropped, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.

Consumer credit increased by $13.1 billion in August to $3.766 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

The value of wholesale inventories rose 0.9% in August, a downward adjustment from the 1.0% gain estimated in the advance estimate, while wholesale sales rose 1.7%, data released Friday by the U.S. Commerce Department showed.

The number of workers on U.S. payrolls declined in September for the first time since 2010, reflecting major disruptions from hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.074 billion in September to a total of $256.366 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Thursday.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion of 91-day and $36 billion of 182-day discount bills on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

he value of new factory orders rose by 1.2% in August, rising slightly higher than the expected +0.9% by analysts from an MNI survey.