Gary Siegel

NEW YORK – With the crisis over and the economy recovering, policymakers need to shift their vision to see the long-term consequences of their short-term goals and begin removing policy accommodation, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Thomas Hoenig reiterated Wednesday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 7/8% coupon, a 2.895% high yield, a price of 99.874094.

NEW YORK – About 4,454,500 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in March, an increase of 208,800 from February, The Conference Board reported Wednesday.

The consumer confidence index fell to 63.4 in March from an upwardly revised 72.0 last month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 2 1/4% coupon, a 2.260% high yield, a price of 99.952972.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.045% high yield, a price of 99.996500.

NEW YORK - The consumer confidence index fell to 63.4 in March from an upwardly revised 72.0 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, rose sharply in March, according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

Pending home sales climbed 2.1% to 90.8 in February, according to a report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

WASHINGTON — Personal income rose 0.3% in February and consumption increased 0.7%, above economists’ estimates and the largest increase in four months, as energy costs increased, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

NEW YORK – Accommodative monetary policy is still warranted as high unemployment and low inflation prevail, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President and Chief Executive Officer Charles L. Evans said Monday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $35 billion of two-year notes with a 3/4% coupon at a 0.789% yield, a price of 99.922763.

NEW YORK - Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.100% high rate, up from 0.095% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.170% high rate, up from 0.150% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $40 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

NEW YORK - Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, rose sharply in March, according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

NEW YORK - Pending home sales climbed 2.1% to a reading of 90.8 in February, according to a report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

With the economy strengthening, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser Friday took the opportunity to lay out his preferred policy-accommodation exit strategy.

The University of Michigan’s preliminary March consumer sentiment index reading was 67.5, compared to the preliminary 68.2 in March, the final 77.5 in February, and the preliminary 75.1 in February, according to market sources.

NEW YORK – With the economy strengthening, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and Chief Executive Officer Charles I. Plosser Friday took the opportunity to layout his preferred policy accommodation exit strategy, which should be implemented in the “not-too-distant future,” and includes simultaneously raising rates and shrinking the balance sheet, while tying the pace of asset sales to the pace and size of interest rate increases.

NEW YORK - The University of Michigan's preliminary March consumer sentiment index reading was 67.5, compared to the preliminary March 68.2, the final February 77.5, and the preliminary February 75.1, according to market sources.