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With rebounding stock prices partly offset by a decline in housing permits, the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing a smaller than expected increase by its index of leading U.S. economic indicators in March.

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After reporting an unexpected expansion in regional manufacturing activity in the previous month, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve released a report on Thursday showing that activity unexpectedly pulled back into contraction in the month of April.

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New home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of March, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The report said new home sales fell 1.5 percent to an annual rate of 511,000 in March from a revised rate of 519,000 in February.

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Home prices in major U.S. metropolitan areas increased at a slower annual rate in the month of February, according to a report released by Standard & Poor's on Tuesday. The report said the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index was up 5.4 percent year-over-year in February, down from 5.7 percent in January.

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Consumer confidence in the U.S. deteriorated by much more than expected in the month of April, the Conference Board said in a report on Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dropped to 94.2 in April from a revised 96.1 in March.

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Pending home sales in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the month of March, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday, with pending sales rising to their highest level in almost a year.

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After reporting U.S. initial jobless claims at their lowest level in over forty years in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing that jobless claims rebounded in the week ended April 23rd. The report said initial jobless claims rose to 257,000.

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Reflecting weakening expectations for future growth, the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing that U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated by more than previously estimated in April. The report said the final reading on the consumer sentiment index for April came in at 89.0.

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Indicating a slow start to the second quarter, MNI Indicators released a report on Friday showing that growth in Chicago-area business activity slowed by much more than expected in the month of April. MNI Indicators said its Chicago business barometer slumped to 50.4 in April.

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Construction spending in the U.S. increased by less than expected in the month of March, the Commerce Department revealed in a report on Monday, although the report also showed a significant upward revision to spending in February.

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