Gary Siegel

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $27 billion of one-year bills at a 0.375% high yield, a price of 99.620833.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $24 billion of four-week bills at a 0.045% high yield, a price of 99.996500.

NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve today announced the results of its term auction facility, selling $39.566 billion of 28-day credits at a 0.250% stop-out rate, the lowest rate at which the offering amount clears, which is the sole rate awarded to all the successful bids.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department’s latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher yesterday, as the three-months incurred a 0.080% high rate, up from 0.070% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.170% high rate, up from 0.150%.

The Federal Reserve announced yesterday that it will set a 0.25% minimum bid on its $75 billion 28-day Term Auction Facility.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose in September, as the National Association of Home Builders’ housing market index slipped to 18 in October from 19 in September, the group said yesterday.

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 0.080% high rate, up from 0.070% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.170% high rate, up from 0.150% the week before.

NEW YORK - Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose in September, as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index - a monthly gauge of builder sentiment – slipped to 18 in October from 19 in September, the group announced this afternoon.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $15 billion 42-day cash management bills on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will sell $24 billion of four-week discount bills tomorrow.

NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve announced today it will set a 0.25% minimum bid on its $75 billion 28-day Term Auction Facility credit selling today.

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

NEW YORK – The federal government posted a $46.6 billion deficit in September, concluding the fiscal year with a $1.417 trillion shortfall, according to Treasury Department figures released today.

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

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey “improved significantly in October,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported yesterday, as the general business conditions index increased to 34.57 from 18.88 in September.

The region’s manufacturing sector continued to show signs of growth, although the general business conditions index decreased to 11.5 in October from 14.1 in September, according to this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business, released yesterday.

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $27 billion year bills on Oct. 20.

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

NEW YORK – The region's manufacturing sector continued to show signs of growth, although the general business conditions index decreased to 11.5 in October from 14.1 in September, this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

NEW YORK - The Empire State Manufacturing Survey “improved significantly in October," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York today reported, as the general business conditions index increased to 34.57 in the month from 18.88 in September, the Fed reported.