Gary Siegel

The Conference Board’s employment trends index rose to 98.1 in October from a revised 97.3 in September, and is up 10.1% from a year ago, the group announced Monday.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Richard Fisher said Monday that the economy is progressing and “more things are moving in the right direction than in the wrong direction,” which is why he is against additional quantitative easing.

NEW YORK – The economy is progressing, and “more things are moving in the right direction than in the wrong direction,” according to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President and CEO Richard W. Fisher, which is why he is against additional quantitative easing.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $32 billion of three-year notes with a 1/2% coupon at a 0.575% yield, a price of 99.777247.

NEW YORK - Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 90-day and 181-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.125% high rate, unchanged from 0.125% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.160% high rate, up from 0.155% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion 556-day cash management bills on Wednesday, November 10.

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

NEW YORK – The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 98.1 in October from an upwardly revised 97.3 in September, originally reported as 97.0, and is up 10.1% from a year ago, the group announced Monday.

U.S. inflationary pressures were lower in October, as the U.S. future inflation gauge fell to 97.4 from a downwardly revised 97.5 in September, according to data released Friday by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

Pending home sales slid 1.8% to a reading of 80.9 in October from a revised 4.4% rise to 82.4 in September, originally reported as a 4.3% gain to 82.3, according to an index released Friday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - Pending home sales slid 1.8% to a reading of 80.9 in October from a revised 82.4 in September, originally reported as a 4.3% gain to 82.3, according to an index released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - Pending home sales slid 1.8% to a reading of 80.9 in October from a revised 4.4% rise to 82.4 in September, originally reported as a 4.3% gain to 82.3, according to an index released Friday by the National Association of Realtors.

NEW YORK - U.S. inflationary pressures were lower in October, as the U.S. future inflation gauge fell to 97.4 from a downwardly revised 97.5 in September, originally reported as 98.0, according to data released this morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

The Treasury Department sold $10 billion of inflation-indexed nine-year eight-month TIPs at a 0.409% yield and an adjusted price of 108.103581, with a 1 1/4% coupon.

The European Central Bank announced that its Governing Council held interest rates at current levels at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.

NEW YORK – Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $225 million in October to a total of $194.258 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported this afternoon.

NEW YORK – The Treasury Department sold $10 billion of inflation-indexed 9-year 8-month TIPs at a 0.409% yield, an adjusted price of 108.103581, with a 1 1/4% coupon.

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 European Central Bank announced its Governing Council held interest rates at current levels at its latest monetary policy meeting Thursday.

The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing business activity composite index rose to 54.3 in October, from 53.2 in September, the group said Wednesday.