Gary Siegel

Retail sales grew 3.5% in the week ended Jan. 1, and chain store sales increased 0.4%. Retail sales rose 4.6% the previous week, according to the Johnson Redbook index. Chain store sales were up 3.6% from the same period a year ago, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of four-week bills at a 0.120% high yield, a price of 99.990667.

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 0.180% the pevious week, and the six-months incurred a 0.190% high rate, off from 0.225%.

The overall economy grew for the 20th straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the 17th time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

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 0.180% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.190% high rate, off from 0.225% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion 56-day cash management bills on Wednesday, January 5.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $25 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

NEW YORK - The overall economy grew for the twentieth straight time, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the seventeenth time, the Institute for Supply Management reported this morning.

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

The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Index climbed to 62 in December from 59 in November, the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee announced Thursday.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "continued at a solid pace in December, and producers were increasingly optimistic about future activity. Price indexes in the survey rose further, with a marked increase in raw materials prices," according to the bank's monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

Pending home sales climbed 3.5% to a reading of 92.2 in November from a revised 10.4% jump to 89.3 in October, originally reported as 10.1% increase to 89.1, according to an index released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer rose to 68.6 in December from 62.5 in November, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $29 billion 91-day bills and $28 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “continued at a solid pace in December, and producers were increasingly optimistic about future activity. Price indexes in the survey rose further, with a marked increase in raw materials prices,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released Thursday.

NEW YORK – The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Index climbed to 62 in December from 59 in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

NEW YORK - Pending home sales climbed 3.5% to a reading of 92.2 in November from a revised 10.4% jump to 89.3 in October, originally reported as 10.1% increase to 89.1, according to an index released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 68.6 in December from 62.5 in November, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 3/4% coupon, a 2.830% high yield, and a price of 99.495202.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion of seven-year notes, with a 2 3/4% coupon, a 2.830% high yield, a price of 99.495202.