Gary Siegel

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $27 billion 91-day bills and $24 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “rebounded solidly in June after a brief slowdown last month, and producers remained generally optimistic about future activity,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 61.1 in June from 56.6 in May, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.

NEW YORK – New York City business activity expanded at its slowest pace in two year, the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index indicated.

NEW YORK – The Midwest Economy Index slid to positive 0.83 in May from positive 0.94 in April, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as the index remained above its historical trend for the 15th straight month.

The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 3/8% coupon, a 2.430% high yield, a price of 99.647922.

About 4,371,500 online employment postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in June, a decrease of 99,700 from May, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

Pending home sales surged 8.2% to an index reading of 88.8 in May, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 3/8% coupon, a 2.430% high yield, a price of 99.647922.

NEW YORK – About 4,371,500 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in June, a decrease of 99,700 from May, The Conference Board reported Wednesday.

NEW YORK - Pending home sales surged 8.2% to a reading of 88.8 in May, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/2% coupon, a 1.615% high yield, a price of 99.449734.

"Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region firmed somewhat in June after stalling in May," according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The consumer confidence index fell to 58.5 in June from an upwardly revised 61.7 last month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/2% coupon, a 1.615% high yield, a price of 99.449734.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $28 billion of four-week bills at a 0.005% high yield, a price of 99.999611.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of 364-day bills at a 0.200% high yield, a price of 99.797778.

NEW YORK – Service sector activity slowed in June, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday, “Retail sales dipped overall and big-ticket sales suffered another drop, despite an uptick in shopper traffic. Inventories declined in June, according to retail merchants. Non-retail services providers' revenues also decelerated. Looking ahead six months, retailers expected the weakness would persist, while contacts at services firms remained optimistic.”

NEW YORK – “Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region firmed somewhat in June after stalling in May,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. “The index of overall activity steadied as a slightly positive reading for new orders coupled with solid employment growth offset a slightly negative reading for shipments. Other indicators were mixed, however. District contacts reported more moderate weakness in backlogs and capacity utilization, but noted that delivery times and finished goods inventories grew at a somewhat quicker pace.”

NEW YORK - The consumer confidence index fell to 58.5 in June from an upwardly revised 61.7 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.