Gary Siegel

The Midwest Economy Index grew to 0.27 in November from an upwardly revised 0.23 in October, first reported as 0.22, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $30 billion 91-day bills and $26 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will sell $20 billion of four-week discount bills Monday.

Service sector activity "softened in December," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region "continued to grow at a slightly slower pace in December," according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index remained 13 in December unchanged from 13 in November.

Sales of new single-family homes decreased 2.1% to a 464,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate in November, according to data released by the Commerce Department Tuesday.

U.S. November durable goods orders soared 3.5% in November, while excluding transportation orders rose 1.2%, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday

The Treasury Department Monday auctioned $20 billion of four-week bills at a 0.005% high yield, a price of 99.999611.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.070% high rate, up from 0.065% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.090% high rate, unchanged from 0.090% the week before.

The University of Michigan's final December consumer sentiment index reading was 82.5, compared to the preliminary December 82.5, the final November 75.1, and the preliminary November 72.0, according to market sources.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November gained to positive 0.60 from a revised negative 0.07 reading in October, while the three-month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) improved to positive 0.25 from a revised positive 0.12 in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region " fell slightly in December, but producers' expectations for future activity improved modestly," according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Friday.

Businesses still expect inflation to run 1.9% in the coming year, same as they did last month, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's business inflation expectations survey, released Friday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 3/8% coupon, a 2.385% high yield, a price of 99.935882.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $16 billion of four-year four-month inflation-indexed notes with a 0.125% coupon, a negative 0.375% high yield, an adjusted price of 103.2271040.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will sell $30 billion of four-week discount bills Monday.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $32 billion 91-day bills and $28 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded at a faster pace in December, as the general business conditions index climbed to 7.0 from 6.5 in November, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators was up 0.8% in November following a revised 0.1% increase in October, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

2015 remains the year most members of the Federal Reserve board members and bank presidents expect monetary policy tightening, according to the Fed's latest summary of economic projections released Wednesday.