Yong Lim

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes was lower as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index fell to 63 in October from 65 in September.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.245% high yield, a price of 99.980944.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.340% high rate, down from 0.360% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.470% high rate, down from 0.495% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $40 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $20 billion of 9-year 10-month notes with a 1 1/2% coupon at a 1.793% high yield, a price of 97.368781.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1% coupon at a 1.045% high yield, a price of 99.867644.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.360% high rate, up from 0.310% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.495% high rate, up from 0.490% the week before.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $20 billion of 364-day bills at a 0.680% high yield, a price of 99.312444.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.265% high yield, a price of 99.979389.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $50 billion of four-week bills at a 0.260% high yield, a price of 99.979778.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.310% high rate, down from 0.250% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.490% high rate, off from 0.420% the week before.

The Treasury Department auctioned $28 billion of seven-year notes, with a 1 3/8% coupon and a 1.423% high yield, a price of 99.681269.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $40 billion 91-day bills and $34 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 1/8% coupon, a 1.125% high yield, a price of 100.000000.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $13 billion of two-year floating rate notes with a high discount margin of 0.165%, at a 0.174% spread, a price of 100.017478.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $24 billion three-year notes on August 9.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $23 billion 10-year notes on August 10.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $15 billion 30-year bonds on August 11.

The U.S. services sector dropped in July as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 55.5 in the month, compared to 56.5 in June, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.