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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As the Baby Boom generation retires, economic growth may slow and fiscal deficits could grow, complicating monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said late Thursday.
February 9 -
Discounting market volatility, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley Thursday expressed confidence in the economy’s strength and said the Fed’s projections of three rate hikes this year “seem reasonable.”
February 8 -
Consumer credit increased by $18.4 billion in December to $3.841 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
February 7 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said Wednesday he would wait before raising rates again.
February 7 -
Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $2.132 billion in January to a total of $264.234 billion.
February 6 -
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard maintains his position against tightening.
February 6 -
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose to 106.93 in January from a downwardly revised 106.59 in December.
February 5 -
The U.S. services sector expanded in January as the non-manufacturing business activity composite index was 59.9.
February 5 -
The Federal Reserve is not behind the curve and will not overreact to economic growth, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Friday.
February 2 -
The University of Michigan's final January consumer sentiment index reading was 95.7.
February 2
