Economic indicators

The Treasury Department on Tuesday auctioned $12 billion of re-opened 30-year bonds with a 2 3/4% coupon at a 2.804% high yield, a price of 98.908728.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 1.240% high yield, a price of 99.903556.

The Small Business Optimism Index rose 3.7 points to 107.5 in November, the National Federation of Independent Business reported on Tuesday.

The producer price index rose 0.4% in November after gaining 0.4% in October, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $44 billion of 13-week bills at a high yield of 1.320% on Monday.

The Treasury Department auctioned $20 billion of re-opened 10-year notes with a 2 1/4% coupon at a 2.384% high yield, a price of 99.820844.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1 7/8% coupon at a 1.932% high yield, a price of 99. 834636.

The Treasury Department auctioned $39 billion of 26-week bills at a high yield of 1.460% on Monday.

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

U.S. job openings unexpectedly cooled in October from a record a month earlier, consistent with a steady job market, Labor Department data showed Monday.

The University of Michigan's preliminary December consumer sentiment index reading was 96.8, compared to the final November 98.5 and the preliminary November 97.8, according to market sources.

The value of wholesale inventories fell 0.5% in October, revised down from the 0.4% decline in the advance estimate, while wholesale sales saw a 0.7% increase, data released Friday by the U.S. Commerce Department showed.

Non-farm payrolls rose 228,000 in November and were up 221,000 for private jobs alone, both ahead of expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday.

WASHINGTON -- Nonfarm payrolls rose 228,000 in November and were up 221,000 for private jobs alone, both ahead of expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday.

Consumer credit increased by $20.5 billion in October to $3.802 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 2,000 to 236,000 in the December 2 week.

About 4,700,900 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in November, an increase of 137,100 from October.

Third quarter nonfarm productivity was unrevised at 3.0% and below the 3.3% gain expected.

Private-sector employment increased by 190,000 in November, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 1.180% high yield, a price of 99.908222.