Gary Siegel

The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer — a regional manufacturing gauge — rose to 68.8 in January from 66.8 in December, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Monday.

The economy has given signs of sustained recovery this year, but central bankers must keep U.S. policy accommodative, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart.

NEW YORK – The economy has given signs of sustained recovery this year, but the Fed must keep policy accommodative, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart.

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 0.150% high rate, down from 0.155% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.170% high rate, down from 0.180% the week before.

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

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

NEW YORK – About 4,273,000 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in January, up 438,400 from December, The Conference Board reported Monday.

NEW YORK – The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Index slipped to 57 in January from 62 in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 68.8 in January from 66.8 in December, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Monday.

NEW YORK – New York City business activity improved at the fastest pace in eight months, the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index indicated.

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for December increased to positive 0.03 while the three-month moving average climbed to negative 0.22 in December, indicating the economy was growing at a level below its historical trend, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Thursday.

Pending home sales climbed 2.0% to a December reading of 93.7 as the expanding economy and historically low borrowing costs spurred buyers, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 5/8% coupon, a 2.744% high yield, a price of 99.246792.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $32 billion 91-day bills and $30 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region continued to expand in January, but at a much slower pace than in December, according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

NEW YORK - Pending home sales climbed 2.0% to a reading of 93.7 in December as improvement in the economy and increasing affordability spurred buyers, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index rose 0.3% in December to a seasonally adjusted level of 81.5, as the steel, machinery, and resource sectors all showed improvement, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported today.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for December increased to positive 0.03 from a revised negative 0.40 reading in November, while the three-month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) climbed to negative 0.22 in December, from November’s revised negative 0.36, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Thursday.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region slowed precipitously in January, falling to 18 from a prior reading of 25, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Consumer confidence improved faster in January than economists estimated, rising to an eight-month high of 60.6, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.