Pending home sales increased 1.6% in February from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said today. The pending home sales index—a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings—increased to 75.6. Year over year, pending transactions were down 7%.
New York Fed: Consumer short-term inflation expectations slip in February
Consumer inflation expectations in February declined at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported in its most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.










