Gary Siegel

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.

The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index rose 1.9% in March to a seasonally adjusted level of 85.0, as all four regional sectors showed improvement, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Wednesday.

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.

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

NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index rose 1.9% in March to a seasonally adjusted level of 85.0, as all four regional sectors showed improvement, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Wednesday.

The Philadelphia region's manufacturing sector continued to expand, but at a slower pace in April, as the general business conditions index slumped to 18.5 from 43.4 in March, according to this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business.

The composite index of leading economic indicators grew 0.4% in March, the Conference Board said Thursday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $14 billion of five-year inflation-indexed notes with a 0.125% coupon, a negative 0.180% high yield, an adjusted price of 101.754296.

NEW YORK – The region's manufacturing sector continued to expand, but at a slower pace in April, as the general business conditions index slumped to 18.5 from 43.4 in March, this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

NEW YORK - The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators grew 0.4% in March, the Conference Board reported Thursday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $35 billion two-year notes on Tuesday, April 26, and $35 billion five-year notes on Wednesday, April 27.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $29 billion seven-year notes on Thursday, April 28.

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

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.060% high rate, up from 0.050% the previous week, while the six-months were unchanged, incurring a 0.110% high rate.

Builders' confidence in the market for new single-family homes fell slightly, as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index, a monthly gauge of builder sentiment, dipped to 16 in April from 17 in March.

NEW YORK - Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.060% high rate, up from 0.050% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.110% high rate, unchanged from 0.110% the week before.