An index of activity in both manufacturing and services edged up in January from a record low.
The Philly Fed index of activity was predicted to rise in June from 3.9 but came in at minus 7.7.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs chain store sales index, the weekly Johnson Redbook retail sales report, new residential sales and the Richmond Fed business activity index.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's March business-activity index showed expansion, while economists had expected contraction.
U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes the Chicago Fed national activity index.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday is light and includes the Chicago Fed national activity index.
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The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its index of factory activity slipped to 51.3 percent.
U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes the Chicago Fed national activity index and existing home sales.
The seasonally adjusted HSBC Service Sector Business Activity Index fell to 51.4 in March from 54.2 in February.
The Reuters Purchasing Manufacturer's index of factory activity fell to 47.3 in July, down 0.6 points from a month before.
The National Association of Purchasing Managers' index of manufacturing activity fell to 43.6 in July from 44.7 a month before.
The eurozone's services activity index slowed to a two-and-a-half year low, to 53.1, in December--it had been at 58 in August.
U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes the Chicago Fed national activity index and the Texas manufacturing outlook survey.
Kauffman bases its entrepreneurial activity index on a monthly population survey jointly sponsored by the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Internet Activity Index (IAI) at the Online Publishers Association site has historically monitored category shifts in traffic month to month.
U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes the Chicago Fed national activity index, pending home sales and the Texas manufacturing outlook survey.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the Chicago Fed national activity index, existing home sales, and the Richmond Fed business survey.
U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes the Chicago Fed national activity index and midwest manufacturing index, and the Texas manufacturing outlook survey.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the Chicago Fed national activity index and new residential home sales.
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Earlier today the Chicago Fed released its monthly National Activity Index which showed the economy had grown more slowly in June than it had historically.
Cities like San Diego or Tampa are improving in the housing affordability index because buying activity in the lower segment of the market has picked up.
Things looked cheerier in American factories, where the ISM index of manufacturing activity beat expectations and crept up to 51.5, ending three consecutive months of contraction.
The index of manufacturing activity published by America's Institute for Supply Management fell much more sharply than expected in December, to a four-month low of 54.2.
The National Association of Purchasing Managers' index of manufacturing activity rose to 47.9 in August from 43.6 a month before, its biggest monthly gain in five years.
Recent bad news included a sharp fall in the National Association of Purchasing Management's index of manufacturing activity in December: it hit its lowest level since April 1991.
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's index of manufacturing activity showed a bigger-than-expected contraction in August, one day after a New York reading showed a contraction for the first time this year.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, durable goods orders, the Chicago Fed national activity index, leading economic indicators and new residential sales.
That ended in a hurry on Wednesday, as a leading index of manufacturing activity fell to a 19-month low and the ADP Employment report painted a dismal picture for jobs.
On the domestic front, business activity among Texas-area manufacturers is expanding at a slower rate this month than in January, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' general business activity index.
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's February index of business activity, an indicator of business conditions for manufacturers in the region, posted a surprise decline to -12.5, while a positive reading had been expected.
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