Gary Siegel

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer rose to 62.6 in November from 58.4 in October, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Wednesday.

Pending home sales surged 10.4% to a reading of 93.3 in October from an unrevised 4.6% decrease to 84.5 in September, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

The economy continued to expand at a slow to moderate pace across most of the nation, though the St. Louis region said the economy slowed, according to the "beige book," which was released by the Federal Reserve Wednesday.

The economy continued to expand at a slow to moderate pace across most of the nation, although the St. Louis region said the economy slowed, according to the Beige Book, which was released by the Federal Reserve Wednesday.

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Report on Business crept up to 56.7 in October from 55.5 in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

About 3,857,200 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in November, a decrease of 76,200 from October, The Conference Board reported Monday.

Pending home sales surged 10.4% to a reading of 93.3 in October from an unrevised 4.6% decrease to 84.5 in September, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 62.6 in November from 58.4 in October, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Wednesday.

The Midwest Economy Index improved to negative 0.33 in October from negative 0.37 in September, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as the index rose for the first time since April.

New York City business activity contracted in November, the third contraction in four months, as the current business conditions index improved to 47.2 in November from 44.0 in October, the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index indicated.

The federal budget needs to be "on a sustainable long-run trajectory" that allows policy actions to boost growth and create jobs without snuffing out the recovery, Federal Reserve Board vice chairwoman Janet Yellen told a group in San Francisco Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart views current monetary policy as appropriate and wants to keep all options open for the future, but he said that more asset purchases are not a "potent policy option" under the circumstances.

The consumer confidence index surged to 56.0 in November from an upwardly revised 40.9 last month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart views current monetary policy as appropriate and wants to keep all options open for the future, but he said that more asset purchases are not a “potent policy option” under the circumstances.

The federal budget needs to be “on a sustainable long-run trajectory” that allows policy actions to boost growth and create jobs without snuffing out the recovery, Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Janet Yellen told a group in San Francisco Tuesday.

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

The consumer confidence index surged to 56.0 in November from an upwardly revised 40.9 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.030% high, up from 0.015% the previous week, and the six-months incurred a 0.070% high, up from 0.050% .

Texas factory activity declined in November, as measured by the sector’s production index, according to the monthly business activity survey of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index was up 0.7% in October to a seasonally adjusted level of 85.5, as three of the four regional sectors showed improvement, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.