Gary Siegel

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for June climbed to negative 0.13 from a revised negative 0.29 reading in May, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.

The Treasury Department sold $15 billion of inflation-indexed 10-year TIPs at a 0.384% high yield, an adjusted price of 100.004056, with a 3/8% coupon.

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

The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion year bills on July 23.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $29 billion seven-year notes on Thursday, July 25.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $35 billion two-year notes on Tuesday, July 23, and $35 billion five-year notes on Wednesday, July 24.

The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators was unchanged in June following a revised 0.2% increase in May, first reported as a 0.1% gain, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

The region's manufacturing sector expanded in July, as the general business conditions index climbed to 19.8 from 12.5 in June, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

Modest to moderate economic improvement was seen across the country, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report, released Wednesday.

Groundbreaking for new U.S. home construction slumped in June, plunging 9.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 836,000 units as building permits dropped 7.5% to an annual rate of 911,000 units, according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.020% high yield, a price of 99.998444.

Builders' confidence in the market for new single-family homes soared as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index rose to 57 in July from a revised 51 in June.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.040% high rate, down from 0.045% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.070% high rate, off from 0.075% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $35 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "conditions for New York manufacturers continued to improve modestly," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday as the general business conditions index rose to 9.46 in July from 7.84 in June.

Recent gains in Treasury yields may be based on greater optimism about the economic future, but Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard warned forecasters have been wrong.

With a forecast more optimistic than that of the Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said asset purchases should end before the unemployment rate falls to 6.5%.

The University of Michigan's preliminary July consumer sentiment index reading was 83.9, compared to the final June 84.1 and the preliminary June 82.7, according to market sources.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $13 billion of 29-year 10-month bonds with a 2 7/8% coupon at a 3.660% high yield, a price of 85.814558.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $15 billion 10-year inflation-protected notes on Thursday, July 18.