Gary Siegel

The Treasury Department announced it will sell $15 billion 30-year bonds, $23 billion 10-year notes, and $24 billion 3-year notes in its quarterly refunding.

Private-sector employment increased by 147,000 in October, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.

Texas service sector activity "increased in October albeit at a slightly slower pace than in September," according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index slipped to 9.9 from 13.0.

The overall economy grew for the eighty-ninth straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the second consecutive month, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, "activity increased again in October," according to the monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer fell to 50.6 in October from 54.2 in September, "suggesting economic activity in the US lost some momentum having picked up in Q3," the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday.

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business was at 47.46 in October, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported Monday.

The Midwest Economy Index fell to negative 0.10 in September from a revised negative 0.08 in August, first reported as negative 0.04, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Monday.

The University of Michigan's final October consumer sentiment index reading was 87.2, compared to the preliminary October 87.9, and the final September 91.2, according to market sources.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "expanded again at a moderate pace" in October, according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

Pending home sales increased 1.5% to an index reading of 110.0 in September, after a revised 2.5% drop to 108.4 in August, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

With the economy expanding, a tight labor market, and inflation moving toward 2%, gradual rate increases are in order, and the sooner the better, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President and CEO John C. Williams said Friday.

The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators was up 0.2% in September following an unrevised 0.2% decline in August, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

Existing home sales rose 3.2% to a seasonally adjusted 5.47 million-unit rate in September from a downwardly revised 5.30 million sales pace the previous month, the National Association of Realtors announced Thursday.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in October, although the general business conditions index declined to 9.7 from 12.8 in September, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

Most districts saw modest or moderate expansion, while New York reported no change, according to the Beige Book, release by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.

The University of Michigan's preliminary October consumer sentiment index reading was 87.9, compared to the final September 91.2, and the preliminary September 89.8, according to market sources.

Monetary policy is complicated by the aging population leaving the workforce, thereby lowering productivity, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick T. Harker said Thursday.

Labor market conditions were "little changed and momentum remained high in September," as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) gained to 0.11 in September from a revised 0.10 in August, first reported as 0.09, according to the Bank.

Consumer credit increased by $25.9 billion in August to $3.687 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.