Gary Siegel

NEW YORK - Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.050% high rate, off from 0.065% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.100% high rate, down from 0.115% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $28 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

NEW YORK – About 4,322,300 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in April, a decrease of 123,800 from March, The Conference Board reported Monday.

NEW YORK – The overall economy grew for the twenty-third straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the twenty-first time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

The University of Michigan’s final April consumer sentiment index reading was 69.8, compared to the preliminary April 69.6, the final March 67.5 reading, and the preliminary March 68.2, according to market sources.

New York City business activity expanded at its slowest pace in nearly two years, according to the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer slid to 67.6 in April from 70.6 in March, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.

NEW YORK - The University of Michigan's final April consumer sentiment index reading was 69.8, compared to the preliminary April 69.6, the final March 67.5 reading, and the preliminary March 68.2, according to market sources.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer slid to 67.6 in April from 70.6 in March, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.

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

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March increased to positive 0.26 from a revised positive 0.16 reading in February, while the three-month moving average, or CFNAI-MA3, slipped to positive 0.20 in March, from February’s revised positive 0.27, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Thursday.

Pending home sales climbed 5.1% to a reading of 94.1 in March, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 5/8% coupon, a 2.712% high yield, a price of 99.448900.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $24 billion year bills on Tuesday, May 3.

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

NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “moderated somewhat in April, but remained solid. Most producers continued to report healthy expectations. Raw materials prices continued to rise, and more producers raised selling prices,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

NEW YORK - Pending home sales climbed 5.1% to a reading of 94.1 in March, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March increased to positive 0.26 from a revised positive 0.16 reading in February, while the three-month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) slipped to positive 0.20 in March, from February’s revised positive 0.27, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Thursday.

NEW YORK – The Midwest Economy Index rose to positive 0.78 in March from positive 0.39 in February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as gains in the manufacturing sector helped pull growth above its historical trend.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 2% coupon, a 2.124% high yield, and a price of 99.415214.