Gary Siegel

Business inventories were unchanged at $1.889 trillion in April, while sales were 1.4% higher at $1.390 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity continued to grow strongly in New York State."

Writing off soft inflation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and CEO Raphael Bostic believes gradual rate increases will remain appropriate for the “next couple of years,” but tax reform "could move the needle."

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $50 billion of four-week bills at a 1.045% high yield, a price of 99.918722.

Small businesses were more optimistic in October as sales expectations grew, according to National Federation of Independent Business.

The federal government ran a $63.2 billion deficit in October, the Treasury Department reported Monday.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Monday, as the three-months incurred a 1.240% high rate, and the six-months incurred a 1.360% high rate.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $50 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Consumers’ inflation expectations held for three-year, but rose for the one-year horizon.

With little slack in the labor market, “inflation is likely to reassert itself at some point, so increasing the fed funds target rate “makes sense,” Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Sunday.

The University of Michigan's preliminary November consumer sentiment index reading was 97.8, compared to the final October 100.7.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $15 billion of 30-year bonds with a 2 3/4% coupon at a 2.801% high yield, a price of 98.969630.

The Treasury Department auctioned $23 billion of 10-year notes with a 2 1/4% coupon at a 2.314% high yield, a price of 99.431569.

The top nine bond issues on ballots across the nation received approval from voters and the 10^th largest had 59.1% of the vote, with 60% needed, with slightly more than a quarter of the ballots counted.

Consumer credit increased by $20.8 billion in September to $3.788 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1 3/4% coupon at a 1.750% high yield, a price of par.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $7 billion in October to a total of $263.368 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Monday.

Randal K. Quarles was sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and as vice chair for supervision on Monday, the Fed said.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Monday.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $50 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.