Gary Siegel

NEW YORK – The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose 1.8% to 90.8 in November, from a revised 0.6% jump to 89.2 in October, originally reported as a 0.7% increase to 89.3, and is down 9.4% from a year ago, the group announced today.

U.S. inflationary pressures were higher in November as the U.S. future inflation gauge rose to 95.7 from an upwardly revised 93.0 in October, according to data released Friday by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

Preaching patience, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser warned that while the economy is recovering, many challenges lie ahead, and the nation should not rush to make changes to prevent future crises.

NEW YORK – Preaching patience, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and CEO Charles I. Plosser warned that while the economy is recovering many challenges lie ahead, the nation should not rush to make changes to prevent future crises.

NEW YORK - U.S. inflationary pressures were higher in November as the U.S. future inflation gauge rose to 95.7 from an upwardly revised 93.0 in October, according to data released this morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

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

The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 48.7 in November, off from 50.6 in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the group said yesterday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $13 billion 29-year, 11-month notes on Thursday, Dec. 10.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $21 billion 9-year, 11-month notes on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $40 billion three-year notes on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said today it will auction $30 billion 91-day bills and $31 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

NEW YORK - The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 48.7 in November, off from 50.6 in October, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the group said today.

NEW YORK - The European Central Bank today announced its Governing Council held interest rates at current levels at its latest monetary policy meeting this morning.

About 3,386,000 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in November, a 106,500 increase from October’s 3,279,500, the Conference Board reported yesterday.

The Federal Reserve’s “beige book” reported modest improvement in economic conditions since the previous report, with eight districts reporting improvement and the remaining four — Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, and Atlanta — reporting conditions little changed and-or mixed.

NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book reported modest improvement in economic conditions since the previous report, with eight districts reporting improvement and the remaining four -- Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, and Atlanta – reporting conditions little changed and/or mixed.

NEW YORK – About 3,386,000 online job postings appeared on leading Internet job boards in November, a 106,500 increase from October's 3,279,500, The Conference Board reported today.

Pending home sales increased 3.7% to a reading of 114.1 in October from a revised to 110.0 in September, originally reported as a 6.1% rise to 110.1, according to an index released yesterday by the National Association of Realtors.

The overall economy grew for the seventh straight time after seven months of contraction, while the manufacturing sector expanded for the fourth time after 18 months of contraction, the Institute for Supply Management reported yesterday.

The economy is in a recovery that should be sustainable, even with stimulus programs beginning to be wound down, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president and chief executive officer Charles I. Plosser said yesterday, adding that the federal funds rate should be allowed to rise as real interest rates grow.