Gary Siegel

The University of Michigan's final August consumer sentiment index reading was 82.1, compared to the preliminary August 80.0, and the final July 85.1, according to market sources.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer gained to 53.0 in August from 52.3 in July, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 1/8% coupon, a 2.221% high yield, a price of 99.381289.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $30 billion 91-day bills and $25 billion 182-day discount bills Tuesday.

The Midwest Economy Index surged to positive 0.25 in July from a revised negative 0.11 in June, first reported as negative 0.13, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Thursday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/2% coupon, a 1.624% high yield, a price of 99.407655.

Pending home sales fell 1.3% to an index reading of 109.5 in July, after an unrevised 0.4% decline to 110.9 in June, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $34 billion of two-year notes with a 3/8% coupon at a 0.386% yield, a price of 99.978190.

The Treasury Department Tuesday sold $25 billion 14-day cash management bills, dated Aug. 29, due Sept. 12, at a 0.035% high tender rate.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $50 billion of four-week bills at a 0.040% high yield, a price of 99.996889.

Texas service sector activity continued to expand faster in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index rose to 13.6 from 12.7.

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

Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region "strengthened in August," according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index surged to positive 14 from negative 11 in July.

The consumer confidence index increased to 81.5 in August from a revised 81.0 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index decreased 0.1% in July to a seasonally adjusted level of 95.8, as two of the four regional sectors declined, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Tuesday.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 92-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.040% high rate, down from 0.050% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.065% high rate, off from 0.075% the week before.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion 14-day cash management bills on Tuesday, August 27.

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

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, "increased but at a slower pace in August," according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $16 billion of four-year eight-month inflation-indexed notes with a 0.125% coupon, a negative 1.127% high yield, an adjusted price of 102.1791460.