Economic indicators

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.

The U.S. international trade gap narrowed in August to $42.4 billion, following a revised smaller $43.6 billion gap in July.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 to 260,000 in the Sept. 30 week, below the 266,000 level expected.

About 4,482,300 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in September, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

The U.S. services sector expanded in September as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 59.8 in the month, compared to 55.3 in August, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.

Private-sector employment increased by 135,000 in September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.

“New York City purchasing managers reported current business conditions, employment, and quantity of purchases are in contraction."

Construction spending was up 0.5% in August, with a 0.4% increase in private construction and a larger 0.7% increase in public construction, data released by the Commerce Department Monday morning showed.

The overall economy grew for the hundredth straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

The University of Michigan's final September consumer sentiment index reading was 95.1, compared to the preliminary September 95.3, and the final August 96.8, according to market sources.

The Chicago Business Barometer rose to 65.2 in September from 58.9 in August, the ISM-Chicago reported on Friday. It was the highest level in three months and the second highest in over three years.