Gary Siegel

NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve announced today it will set a 0.25% minimum bid on its $25 billion 70-day Term Auction Facility credit selling today.

The University of Michigan's final October consumer sentiment index reading was 70.6 compared to the preliminary October 69.4, and the final September 73.5, according to market sources.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer rose to 54.2 in October from 46.1 in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Friday.

New York City business activity "is emerging," as the Institute for Supply Management-New York's Report on Business current business conditions index expanded for three straight months, the group reported Friday.

NEW YORK – The seasonally adjusted Milwaukee Index decreased to 50 in October from an unrevised 58 in September, according to the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

NEW YORK - The University of Michigan's final October consumer sentiment index reading was 70.6, compared to the preliminary October 69.4, the final September 73.5, the preliminary September reading of 70.2, and the final August 65.7, according to market sources.

NEW YORK - The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose to 54.2 in October from 46.1 in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said today.

NEW YORK – New York City business activity “is emerging,” as the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business current business conditions index has shown expansion for three straight months, the group reported this morning.

The Treasury Department yesterday auctioned $31 billion of seven-year notes, with a 3 1/8% coupon, a 3.141% high yield, and a price of 99.899963.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “moderated somewhat in October, but producers were more optimistic about future activity,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released yesterday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said today it will auction $29 billion 91-day bills and $30 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “moderated somewhat in October, but producers were more optimistic about future activity,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released today.

The Treasury Department yesterday auctioned $41 billion of five-year notes, with a 2 3/8% coupon, a 2.388% high yield, and a price of 99.938982.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department auctioned $41 billion of five-year notes, with a 2 3/8% coupon, a 2.388% high yield, a price of 99.938982.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today sold $25 billion 300-day cash management bills, dated Oct. 30, due Aug. 26, 2010, at a 0.315% high tender rate.

The Treasury Department yesterday auctioned $44 billion of two-year notes with a 1% coupon at a 1.020% yield, a price of 99.960585.

“Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region expanded for the sixth straight month but at a more moderate pace in October,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The consumer confidence index slipped to 47.7 in October from an upwardly revised 53.4 last month, the Conference Board reported yesterday. The September index was originally reported as 53.1.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $44 billion of two-year notes with a 1% coupon at a 1.020% yield, a price of 99.960585.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $28 billion of four-week bills at a 0.045% high yield, a price of 99.996375.