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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Having vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board makes it “more difficult,” Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Thursday.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 22 -
Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported gains in input and selling prices, suggesting growing inflation.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 22 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was up 1.0% in January following an unrevised 0.6% increase in December, the Conference Board said Thursday.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 22 -
Calling for gradual and patient interest rate hikes, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan warned that three major challenges to the economy’s health must be addressed.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 21 -
Existing home sales fell 3.2% to a seasonally adjusted 5.38 million-unit rate in January.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 21 -
With inflation remaining stubbornly low, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick T. Harker said Wednesday he’s “penciled in” two rate hikes this year.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 21 -
The region's non-manufacturing sector “continued to expand,” as the general business conditions index soared to 31.0 in February.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 20 -
The University of Michigan's preliminary February consumer sentiment index reading was 99.9.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 16 -
Prices paid and received increased in February, and wage growth also grew in the month, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's February Business Leaders Survey, released Friday.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 16 -
Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes held as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index was steady at 72 in February.
By Gary SiegelFebruary 15