Gary Siegel

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 0.030% high yield, a price of 99.997667.

New York City business activity grew at a much quicker pace in November, as the current business conditions index rose to 69.5 from 59.3 in October, the Institute for Supply Management-New York's Report on Business index, released Tuesday, indicated.

The Treasury Department said Tuesday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

The overall economy grew for the fifty-fourth straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the sixth consecutive month, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business fell to 52.1 in November from 57.1 in October, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee reported.

The Midwest Economy Index dipped to 0.22 in October from 0.34 in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Friday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2% coupon, a 2.106% high yield, a price of 99.313835.

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

The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators was up 0.2% in October following a revised 0.9% increase in September, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

The University of Michigan's final November consumer sentiment index reading was 71.5, compared to the preliminary November 72.0, the final October 73.2, and the preliminary October 75.2 reading, according to market sources.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer dipped to 63.0 in November from 65.9 in October, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Wednesday.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for October fell to negative 0.18 from a revised positive 0.18 reading in September, while the three-month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) improved to positive 0.06 from a revised negative 0.02 in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Wednesday.

The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index gained 0.4% in October to a seasonally adjusted level of 97.4, as two of the four regional sectors improved, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Wednesday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/4% coupon, a 1.340% high yield, a price of 99.566562.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 0.065% high yield, a price of 99.995125.

Texas service sector activity picked up in November, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index grew to 11.4 from 5.3.

Service sector activity "grew generally on pace with a month ago," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region "improved in November," according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index soared to 13 from 1 in October.

The consumer confidence index decreased to 70.4 in November from a revised 72.4 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 90-day and 181-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred an 0.080% high rate, unchanged from 0.080% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.105% high rate, up from 0.100% the week before.