Gary Siegel

U.S. inflationary pressures were lower in October, as the U.S. future inflation gauge dipped to 99.2 from a revised 99.7 in September, originally reported as 99.9, according to data released Friday morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

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

The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in October as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 52.9, compared to 53.0 in September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.

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

The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in October as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 52.9 in the month, compared to 53.0 in September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.

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

The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will raise $48.1 billion of new cash at its quarterly refunding by selling $72 billion of securities.

The Federal Reserve slashed its projection for gross domestic product, while raising its expectations for the unemployment rate, according to data released Wednesday.

The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will raise $48.1 billion of new cash at its quarterly refunding by selling $72 billion of securities.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.005% high yield and a price of 99.999611.

The overall economy grew for the 29th straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the 27th time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.005% high yield, a price of 99.999611.

The overall economy grew for the twenty-ninth straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the twenty-seventh time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, expanded in October but at a slightly slower pace than in September, according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas amd released Monday.

About 3,933,400 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in October, a decrease of 13,600 from September, the Conference Board reported Monday.

New York City business activity contracted in October, the second contraction in three months, as the current business conditions index declined to 44.0 in October from 50.6 in September, the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index indicated.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer slid to 58.4 in October from 60.4 in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Monday.

The Treasury Department said Monday it expects to borrow $305 billion in the fourth quarter, ending the year with a $60 billion cash balance.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.010% high rate, off from 0.020% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.055% high rate, down from 0.060% the week before.

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