Gary Siegel is a journalist with more than 35 years of experience. He started his professional career at the Long Island Journal newspapers based in Long Beach, N.Y., working his way up from reporter to Assistant Managing Editor. Siegel also worked for Prentice-Hall in Paramus, N.J., covering human resources issues. Siegel has been at The Bond Buyer since 1989, currently covering economic indicators and the Federal Reserve system.
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The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 107.74 in February from a downwardly revised 106.50 in January.
March 12 -
Unless events change the economy, the Federal Open Market Committee will likely need four 25 basis point rate hikes this year, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Friday.
March 9 -
Consumer credit increased by $19.9 billion in January to $3.855 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
March 7 -
About 4,717,600 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in February, a decrease of 185,700 from January, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.
March 7 -
Private-sector employment increased by 235,000 in February, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Wednesday.
March 7 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.944 billion in February to a total of $267.178 billion.
March 6 -
While the current economic situation can be called “unique,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco researchers believe the yield curve inverting would signal an upcoming slowdown.
March 5 -
The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in February as the non-manufacturing index fell to 59.5 from 59.9 in January.
March 5 -
The University of Michigan's final February consumer sentiment index reading was 99.7, compared to the preliminary February 99.9 and the final January 95.7, according to market sources.
March 2 -
The New York economy is expanding, but February’s pace was much slower than January’s.
March 2 -
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell seemed to counteract his earlier statement, which suggested the chance for four rate hikes in 2018.
March 1 -
According to the ISM's monthly report on business, the ISM index increased to 60.8 in February from 59.1 in January.
March 1 -
Pending home sales plunged 4.7% to an index reading of 104.6 in January, from a downwardly revised 109.8 in December.
February 28 -
The Chicago Business Barometer declined to 61.9 in February from 65.7 in January.
February 28 -
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress was perceived by some market participants as increasing the possibility of a tighter monetary policy.
February 27 -
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell refused to comment on his views on the number of times the Federal Open Market Committee will raise rates this year, although he admitted his “outlook has strengthened since December.”
February 27 -
Texas service sector activity “continued to reflect expansion in February,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index increased to 13.2 from 12.8.
February 27 -
The consumer confidence index increased to 130.8 in February from a revised 124.3 last month, The Conference Board reported Tuesday.
February 27 -
Service sector companies “saw strong growth in February,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.
February 27 -
Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region was “robust” in February, according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index soared to 28 from 14.
February 27
