Gary Siegel

The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded for the 16th consecutive month in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s report on business released Wednesday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today sold $25 billion 56-day cash management bills, dated December 2, due January 27, 2011, at a 0.155% high tender rate.

NEW YORK – About 4,457,200 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in November, up 47,400 from October, The Conference Board reported today.

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

NEW YORK – Problems from the housing bubble remain, Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo told the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Wednesday.

NEW YORK – Premature fiscal tightening “could retard an already tepid economic recovery, Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Janet L. Yellen said today.

New York City business activity rose to a five-month high in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 62.5 in November from 60.6 in October, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Tuesday.

Consumer confidence surged ahead of economist expectations in November, climbing to 54.1 from a level of 49.9 the previous month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of four-week bills at a 0.175% high yield, a price of 99.986389.

NEW YORK - The consumer confidence index climbed to 54.1 in November from a downwardly revised 49.9 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 62.5 in November from 60.6 in October, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Tuesday.

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

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.175% high rate, up from 0.140% the previous week, and the six-months incurred a 0.210% high rate, up from 0.195% the week before.

Texas factory activity improved in November, according to the monthly business activity survey released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

The Chicago Fed Midwest manufacturing index soared 0.7% in October to a seasonally adjusted level of 80.9 the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index soared 0.7% in October to a seasonally adjusted level of 80.9 after the September report showed a revised 0.2% increase to 80.3, originally reported as a 0.1% gain to 80.2, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported Monday.

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 0.175% high rate, up from 0.140% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.210% high rate, up from 0.195% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion 56-day cash management bills on Wednesday, December 1.

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