Gary Siegel

The Treasury Department today auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a zero high yield, a price of par.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.010% high rate, up from 0.005% from the previous week, and the six-months incurred a 0.045% high rate, down from 0.050%.

The Treasury Department Monday auctioned $32 billion of three-year notes with a 1/4% coupon at a 0.352% yield, a price of 99.695876.

The Treasury Department Monday auctioned $32 billion of three-year notes with a 1/4% coupon at a 0.352% yield, a price of 99.695876.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.010% high rate, up from 0.005% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.045% high rate, down from 0.050% the week before.

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

The University of Michigan’s preliminary December consumer sentiment index reading was 67.7, compared to the final November 64.1, the preliminary November 64.2 and the final October 60.9, according to market sources.

The University of Michigan's preliminary December consumer sentiment index reading was 67.7, compared to the final November 64.1, the preliminary November 64.2, and the final October 60.9, according to market sources.

Forecasts for real gross domestic product growth in the last half of 2011 were cut to 2.5% from the 3.2% expected six months ago, while projections for the first half of 2012 were slashed to 2.1% growth from the 3.0% expected six months ago, according to the Livingston Survey, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Thursday.

The European Central Bank announced that its Governing Council cut interest rates 25 basis points at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $12 billion four-year four-month inflation-indexed bonds on Thursday, Dec. 15.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $32 billion three-year notes on Monday, Dec. 12.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion year bills on Tuesday, December 13.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $29 billion 91-day bills and $27 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $21 billion 9-year, 11-month notes on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $13 billion 29-year, 11-month notes on Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Forecasts for real GDP growth in the last half of 2011 were cut to 2.5% from the 3.2% expected six months ago, while projections for the first half of 2012 were slashed to 2.1% growth from the 3.0% expected six months ago, according to the Livingston Survey, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Thursday.

The European Central Bank announced its Governing Council cut interest rates 25 basis points at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.

Consumer credit increased by $7.7 billion, or 3.7%, in October to $2.457.5 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

Consumer credit increased by $7.7 billion, or 3.7%, in October to $2.457.5 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.