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February’s Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index fell to -4.1 from January’s 17.0.
February’s Markit Manufacturing PMI (prelim.) fell to 53.7 from January’s 54.9.
Markit Services PMI (prelim.) rose to 56.2 from January’s 54.2.
Markit Composite PMI (prelim.) rose to 55.8 from January’s 54.4.
December’s Durable Goods Orders rose 1.2% from November’s +1.0%.
Durable Goods Orders ex. Transportation rose 0.1% from November’s -0.2%.
February’s NAHB Housing Market Index rose to 62 from January’s 58.
January’s Existing Home Sales fell 1.2% from December’s -4.0%.
Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending February 16th fell by 23K to 216K.
Continuing Jobless Claims for the week ending February 8th fell by 55K to 1,725K.