Gary Siegel

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $35 billion two-year notes on Monday, December 27, and $35 billion five-year notes on Tuesday, December 28.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $29 billion seven-year notes on Wednesday, December 29.

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

Mortgage loan application volume fell 18.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the week ended Dec. 17, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Wednesday sold $25 billion 56-day cash management bills, dated December 23, due February 17, 2011, at a 0.130% high tender rate.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of four-week bills at a 0.070% high yield, a price of 99.994556.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.130% high rate, down from 0.140% the previous week, and the six-months incurred a 0.185% high rate, up from 0.190%.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's national activity index for November declined to negative 0.46 from a reading of negative 0.25 reading in October.

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 0.130% high rate, down from 0.140% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.185% high rate, up from 0.190% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion 56-day cash management bills on Wednesday, December 22.

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

NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November declined to negative 0.46 from a revised negative 0.25 reading in October, originally reported as negative 0.28.

The composite index of leading economic indicators grew in line with economist expectations in November, expanding 1.1%, the Conference Board said Friday.

NEW YORK - The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators grew 1.1% in November, the Conference Board reported today.

The Philadelphia region’s manufacturing sector showed improvement in December as the general business conditions index climbed to 24.3 from 22.5, according to this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business.

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 – The region's manufacturing sector showed improvement in December, as the general business conditions index climbed to 24.3 from 22.5 in November, this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey reported better manufacturing conditions in December for the New York region, according to Federal Reserve data released Wednesday.

Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes was unchanged in December at a level of 16, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Home Builders.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today sold $25 billion 56-day cash management bills, dated December 16, due February 10, 2011, at a 0.125% high tender rate.