Gary Siegel

Third-quarter gross domestic product will show 2.2% growth and for the entire year GDP will be up 1.7%, according to the estimates by 37 forecasters surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for its third-quarter survey of professional forecasters, released Friday.

Monetary policy did not need to become more accommodative at the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president Narayana Kocherlakota, so he dissented, according to a statement released Friday.

The University of Michigan’s preliminary August consumer sentiment index reading was 54.9, compared to the final July 63.7, preliminary July 63.8, and the final June 71.5, according to market sources.

Third-quarter gross domestic product will show 2.2% growth and for the entire year GDP will be up 1.7%, according to the estimates by 37 forecasters surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for its third-quarter survey of professional forecasters, released Friday.

The University of Michigan's preliminary August consumer sentiment index reading was 54.9, compared to the final July 63.7, preliminary July 63.8, and the final June 71.5, according to market sources.

Monetary policy did not need to become more accommodative at the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota, so he dissented, according to a statement released Friday.

The Treasury Department today auctioned $16 billion of 30-year bonds with a 3 3/4% coupon at a 3.750% high yield, a price of 100.000000.

The Treasury Department today auctioned $16 billion of 30-year bonds with a 3 3/4% coupon at a 3.750% high yield, a price of 100.000000.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $12 billion four-year eight-month inflation-indexed bonds on Thursday, August 18.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $29 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 2 1/8% coupon at a 2.140% high yield, a price of 99.865607.

The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion of 10-year notes with a 2 1/8% coupon at a 2.140% high yield, a price of 99.865607.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.035% high yield, a price of 99.997278.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $32 billion of three-year notes with a 1/2% coupon at a 0.500% yield, a price of par.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $32 billion of three-year notes with a 1/2% coupon at a 0.500% yield, a price of par.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.035% high yield, a price of 99.997278.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.045% high rate, down from 0.115% the previous week, and the six-months incurred a 0.065% high rate, off from 0.150% the week before.

The Conference Board’s employment trends index slid to 100.6 in July from an upwardly revised 100.9 in June, originally reported as 100.0, and is up 4.0% from a year ago, the group announced Monday.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.045% high rate, down from 0.115% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.065% high rate, off from 0.150% the week before.

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