Gary Siegel

NEW YORK - “Texas factory activity continued to expand in February,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released today.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for January turned positive, rising to positive 0.02 from a revised negative 0.58 reading in December, originally reported as negative 0.61.

The region's manufacturing sector continued to improve as the general business conditions index increased to 17.6 in February from 15.2 in January, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business said yesterday.

The composite index of leading economic indicators gained 0.3% in January, its 10th straight gain, the Conference Board reported yesterday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $44 billion two-year notes on Tuesday, Feb. 23 and $42 billion five-year notes on Wednesday, Feb. 24.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $32 billion seven-year notes on Thursday, Feb. 25.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $8 billion 30-year inflation-indexed notes on Monday, Feb. 22.

NEW YORK – The region's manufacturing sector continued to improve, as the general business conditions index increased to 17.6 in February from 15.2 in January, this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

NEW YORK - The composite index of Leading Economic Indicators gained 0.3% in January, its tenth straight gain, the Conference Board reported today.

While it is "not too surprising" that there would be a move to restructure the Federal Reserve system after two years of financial turmoil, "some of the proposals to change the Fed's structure are misguided and even pose serious risks to the health of our economy," Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president and chief executive officer Charles I. Plosser told the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia yesterday.

The Federal Open Market Committee decided to hold monetary policy where it was since large-scale asset purchase programs "were nearing completion and neither the economic outlook nor financial conditions had changed appreciably since the December meeting," according to minutes of the Jan. 26-27 meeting, which were released yesterday.

NEW YORK – The Federal Open Market Committee decided to hold monetary policy as it was since large-scale asset purchase programs “were nearing completion and neither the economic outlook nor financial conditions had changed appreciably since the December meeting,” according to minutes of the January 26-27 meeting, which were released today.

NEW YORK – While “not too surprising” there would be a move to restructure the Federal Reserve system after two years of turmoil, “some of the proposals to change the Fed’s structure are misguided and even pose serious risks to the health of our economy,” Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and Chief Executive Officer Charles I. Plosser told the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia today.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $32 billion of four-week bills at a 0.060% high yield, a price of 99.995333.

Builders' confidence in the market for new single-family homes gained in February, as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index — a monthly gauge of builder sentiment — rose to 17 from January's 15, the group announced yesterday.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "conditions for New York manufacturers improved at a healthy pace in February," as the general business conditions index surged to 24.91 in the month from 15.92 in January, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported yesterday.

NEW YORK - Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes gained in February, as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index - a monthly gauge of builder sentiment – rose to 17 from January’s 15, the group announced this afternoon.

NEW YORK - Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.100% high rate, down from 0. 110% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.185% high rate, up from 0.170% the week before.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will sell $32 billion of four-week discount bills tomorrow.

NEW YORK - The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed “conditions for New York manufacturers improved at a healthy pace in February," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York today reported, as the general business conditions index surged to 24.91 in the month from 15.92 in January, the Fed reported.