Gary Siegel

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $30 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday. There are currently $60.000 billion of four-week bills outstanding.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.095% high rate, up from 0.090% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.145% high rate, unchanged from 0.145%.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.095% high rate, up from 0.090% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.145% high rate, unchanged from 0.145% the week before.

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

The University of Michigan’s preliminary May consumer sentiment index reading was 77.8, up from the final April 76.4, the preliminary April 75.8 and the final March 76.2, according to market sources.

Almost three out of four professional forecasters expect inflation to be near the Federal Open Market Committee’s 2% target, according to the Survey of Professional Forecasters released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Friday.

Almost three out of four professional forecasters surveyed expect inflation to be near the 2% the Federal Open Market Committee targets, according to the Survey of Professional Forecasters, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Friday.

The University of Michigan's preliminary May consumer sentiment index reading was 77.8, compared to the final April 76.4, the preliminary April 75.8, and the final March 76.2, according to market sources.

The labor markets are closer to full employment than data suggest, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president Narayana Kocherlakota told the Economic Club of Minnesota Thursday.

The labor markets are closer to full employment than data suggest, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota said Thursday.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $16 billion of 30-year bonds with a 3% coupon at a 3.090% high yield, a price of 98.248216.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $13 billion 9-year 8-month 1/8% inflation-protected notes on Thursday, May 17.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $30 billion 91-day bills and $27 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $24 billion of 10-year notes with a 1.75% coupon at a 1.855% high yield, a price of 99.045657.

While much is made about differing opinions of Federal Open market Committee members, the five-paragraph statement describing its long-run framework that the panel released in January shows that the FOMC has common goals, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president Narayana Kocherlakota said Wednesday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion of 10-year notes with a 1.75% coupon at a 1.855% high yield, a price of 99.045657.

While much is made about differing opinions of Federal Open market Committee members, the five-paragraph statement describing its long-run framework, which the panel released in January shows the panel has common goals, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota said Wednesday.

Small business owners were more optimistic in April than in March as the small business optimism index rose to 94.5 from 92.5, the National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday.

Manufacturers expect slower economic growth this year, while non-manufacturers expect faster growth for the rest of 2012, according to purchasing and supply executives responding to the Institute for Supply Management spring semiannual economic forecast.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $32 billion of three-year notes with a 1/4% coupon at a 0.362% yield, a price of 99.666118.