UPDATE 1-US budget gap narrows in August -Treasury Dept
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The flow of US government red ink slowed in August but remained on track for a second straight annual record, a Treasury Department report on Monday showed.
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WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in auction yesterday with six-month bills falling to the lowest level since late August.
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The US trade deficit narrowed in July from the prior month&#39;s record as exports rose and a decline in oil shipments contributed to the first drop in imports in 11 months, the Commerce Department said in Washington.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Treasurys lightly trimmed early losses after the government reported an unexpected drop in factory orders in August, with the bond market tracking Fed talk and movement in oil in what could prove to be fifth consecutive day of losses.
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The White House on Wednesday is expected to project a U.S. budget deficit for this year of just over $200 billion, down from prior estimates because of strong tax receipts, Republican sources said.
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U.S. consumer prices barely budged  in August and activity at mid-Atlantic factories slumped this  month, according to reports on Thursday seen as boosting  chances of a pause later this year in the Federal Reserve's  drive to raise interest rates.
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WASHINGTON -- The nation's budget deficit will drop to $205 billion in the fiscal year that ends in September, less than half of what it was at its peak in 2004, according to new White House estimates.
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A string of government reports on  Thursday offered a mixed picture of the U.S. economy while  unexpectedly poor August sales at major U.S. retailers fanned  fears about consumer spending.
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Britain&#39;s public finances worsened in August compared with the same month last year, official data showed on Monday.
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US retail sales dipped in August and the most comprehensive gauge of the US international trade gap widened to a record in the second quarter, government reports released on Tuesday showed.
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U.S. Treasury prices ended barely  higher on Friday as gains made after a surprise drop in August  producer prices were eroded by upbeat remarks by two regional  Federal Reserve Bank presidents.
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The US government budget deficit will be a record 422 billion dollars for the fiscal year to September 30, the Congressional Budget Office said.
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The US trade gap narrowed to a four-month low in July helped by car and food sales, official data shows.
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US Treasury debt prices cut early gains but remained narrowly higher after the government said that new claims for jobless insurance fell in the latest week.
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U.S. Treasury prices slipped on  Thursday as a well-received auction of inflation-protected debt  failed to quell market anxiety one day before the government  releases its national employment report for September.
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US Treasury Secretary John Snow conceded Wednesday that government &quot;deficits matter,&quot; but said an improving economy already is beginning to reduce red ink in the federal budget.
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The U.S. government began fiscal  2005 with a budget shortfall, right after posting a record  $412.28 billion budget gap for all of the 2004 budget year, a  report on Wednesday showed.