Gary Siegel

U.S. inflationary pressures were slightly higher in January, as the U.S. future inflation gauge climbed to 101.4 from the December 100.7 reading, according to data released Friday morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

Tapering will continue despite a January employment report that did not meet expectations, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher.

Labor market slack data show the U.S. economy remains "very far from historical average levels of labor utilization," and therefore monetary policy should stay highly accommodative, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President & Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Rosengren said Thursday.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.379 billion in January to a total of $207.035 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Thursday.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $50 billion 72-day cash management bills on Monday, Feb. 10.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion 91-day bills and $42 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Non-farm productivity rose 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Thursday.

Initial jobless claims dropped 20,000 to 334,000 in the week ended February 1, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The European Central Bank announced its Governing Council held interest rates at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.

The Federal Open Market Committee will continue cutting asset purchases by $10 billion each meeting and bring the QE3 program to an end later this year, according to Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart.

With the labor market improving, the Federal Open Market Committee should step up the pace of tapering its asset purchases and stop buying before the unemployment rate dips to 6.5%, "which is likely during the first half of the year," Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and Chief Executive Officer Charles I. Plosser said Wednesday.

About 5,232,000 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in January, a decrease of 56,800 from December, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a slightly faster pace in January as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 54.0 in the month, compared to 53.0 in December, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.

The Treasury Department will sell $16 billion 30 year bonds on Thursday, Feb. 13, $24 billion 10 year notes on Wednesday, Feb.12, and $30 billion 3-year notes on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in its quarterly refunding.

Monetary policy needs to remain accommodative, as policy benefits continue to outweigh risks, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President and Chief Executive Officer Charles L. Evans said Tuesday.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $8 billion of four-week bills at a 0.130% high yield, a price of 99.989889.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $18 billion of 364-day bills at a 0.115% high yield, a price of 99.883722.

New orders for manufactured goods slumped 1.5% in December, after surging 1.5% in November, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

New York City business activity grew at a quicker pace in January, as the current business conditions index grew to 64.4 from 63.8 in December, the Institute for Supply Management-New York's Report on Business index, released Tuesday, indicated.

With various labor market indicators showing improvement, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said he expects the Federal Open Market Committee will continue to reduce its asset purchases at future meetings.